Renal denervation in treatment-resistant essential hypertension. A randomized, SHAM-controlled, double-blinded 24-h blood pressure-based trial

BACKGROUND: Renal denervation (RDN), treating resistant hypertension, has, in open trial design, been shown to lower blood pressure (BP) dramatically, but this was primarily with respect to office BP.

METHOD: We conducted a SHAM-controlled, double-blind, randomized, single-center trial to establish efficacy data based on 24-h ambulatory BP measurements (ABPM). Inclusion criteria were daytime systolic ABPM at least 145 mmHg following 1 month of stable medication and 2 weeks of compliance registration. All RDN procedures were carried out by an experienced operator using the unipolar Medtronic Flex catheter (Medtronic, Santa Rosa, California, USA).

RESULTS: We randomized 69 patients with treatment-resistant hypertension to RDN (n = 36) or SHAM (n = 33). Groups were well balanced at baseline. Mean baseline daytime systolic ABPM was 159 ± 12 mmHg (RDN) and 159 ± 14 mmHg (SHAM). Groups had similar reductions in daytime systolic ABPM compared with baseline at 3 months [-6.2 ± 18.8 mmHg (RDN) vs. -6.0 ± 13.5 mmHg (SHAM)] and at 6 months [-6.1 ± 18.9 mmHg (RDN) vs. -4.3 ± 15.1 mmHg (SHAM)]. Mean usage of antihypertensive medication (daily defined doses) at 3 months was equal [6.8 ± 2.7 (RDN) vs. 7.0 ± 2.5 (SHAM)].RDN performed at a single center and by a high-volume operator reduced ABPM to the same level as SHAM treatment and thus confirms the result of the HTN3 trial.

CONCLUSION: Further, clinical use of RDN for treatment of resistant hypertension should await positive results from double-blinded, SHAM-controlled trials with multipolar ablation catheters or novel denervation techniques.

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CommentIn: J Hypertens. 2016 Aug;34(8):1505-6. - PMID 27356001

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Journal of hypertension - 34(2016), 8 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 1639-47

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mathiassen, Ole N [VerfasserIn]
Vase, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Bech, Jesper N [VerfasserIn]
Christensen, Kent L [VerfasserIn]
Buus, Niels H [VerfasserIn]
Schroeder, Anne P [VerfasserIn]
Lederballe, Ole [VerfasserIn]
Rickers, Hans [VerfasserIn]
Kampmann, Ulla [VerfasserIn]
Poulsen, Per L [VerfasserIn]
Hansen, Klavs W [VerfasserIn]
Btker, Hans E [VerfasserIn]
Peters, Christian D [VerfasserIn]
Engholm, Morten [VerfasserIn]
Bertelsen, Jannik B [VerfasserIn]
Lassen, Jens F [VerfasserIn]
Langfeldt, Sten [VerfasserIn]
Andersen, Gratien [VerfasserIn]
Pedersen, Erling B [VerfasserIn]
Kaltoft, Anne [VerfasserIn]

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Antihypertensive Agents
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial

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Date Completed 12.09.2017

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print

CommentIn: J Hypertens. 2016 Aug;34(8):1505-6. - PMID 27356001

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/HJH.0000000000000977

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NLM260772569