Abstract
Renal artery intervention to treat hypertension is one of the frontiers of ongoing research in combating this epidemic. This article focuses on recent data regarding PTRS and catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation. Despite progress in this field large multicenter, randomized trials that compare these treatment modalities with medical therapy for hypertension are lacking.
MeSH terms
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Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
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Blood Pressure* / drug effects
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Catheter Ablation / methods*
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Female
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Glomerular Filtration Rate
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Humans
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Hypertension / drug therapy
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Hypertension / physiopathology
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Hypertension / surgery*
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Kidney / innervation
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Kidney / physiopathology
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Kidney / surgery*
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Male
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Renal Artery Obstruction / physiopathology
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Renal Artery Obstruction / surgery*
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Sex Distribution
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Stents
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Sympathectomy / methods*