SYMPLICITY HTN 3: The death knell for renal denervation in hypertension?

Resistant hypertension is, by definition, a challenge to most physicians treating hypertension. Renal sympathetic denervation has shown promising early results in treating this condition. The SYMPLICITY HTN-3 is the most recent trial to report the effects of this technique on resistant hypertension....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patel, Hitesh C, Hayward, Carl, Di Mario, Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals 2014
Materias:
Lessons from the Trials
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25054126
http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/gcsp.2014.15
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Sumario:Resistant hypertension is, by definition, a challenge to most physicians treating hypertension. Renal sympathetic denervation has shown promising early results in treating this condition. The SYMPLICITY HTN-3 is the most recent trial to report the effects of this technique on resistant hypertension. This review discusses this study and its surprising neutral results before ending with an overview of key lessons learned.

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