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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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Journal of hypertension - 34(2016), 8, Seite 1639-1647

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

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

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doi:

10.1097/HJH.0000000000000977

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OLC1977978029