Renal sympathetic denervation using an irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter for the management of drug-resistant hypertension

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 758-765

  Ahmed, Humera ^a,b   Neuzil, Petr ^b   Skoda, Jan ^b   Petru, Jan ^b   Sediva, Lucie ^b   Schejbalova, Marcela ^b   Reddy, Vivek Y ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; essential hypertension; radiofrequency; renal sympathetic denervation; saline irrigation

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CREATININE; METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DENERVATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION CATHETER; RENAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TECHNOLOGY;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL ARTERY; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84864068221     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: 18767605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.01.027     Document Type: Article

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