Renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 636-638

  Froeschl, Michael ^a   Hadziomerovic, Adnan ^b   Ruzicka, Marcel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DENERVATION; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL ARTERY DISSECTION; RENAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENIN RELEASE; RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CANADA; CORONARY VASOSPASM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RENAL ARTERY; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84876788504     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.02.019     Document Type: Article

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