Journal article

Blood pressure variability after catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation in patients with resistant hypertension


Authors listEwen, Sebastian; Doerr, Oliver; Ukena, Christian; Linz, Dominik; Cremers, Bodo; Laufs, Ulrich; Hamm, Christian; Nef, Holger; Bauer, Axel; Mancia, Giuseppe; Boehm, Michael; Mahfoud, Felix

Publication year2015

Pages2512-2518

JournalJournal of Hypertension

Volume number33

Issue number12

ISSN0263-6352

eISSN1473-5598

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000751

PublisherLippincott, Williams & Wilkins


Abstract
Background:Renal denervation (RDN) reduces sympathetic activity and blood pressure (BP) in patients with resistant hypertension. Increased 24-h BP variability is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes and related to sympathetic activation.Methods and results:This multicenter study investigated the effect of RDN on BP variability in 84 patients with uncontrolled hypertension (office systolic BP 140 mmHg) despite treatment with greater than three antihypertensive agents. BP variability was assessed by means of standard deviation, coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean), and average real variability of 24-h ambulatory SBP at 3-month and 6-month follow-up. RDN significantly reduced office BP by 17/6 mmHg at 3-month and 19/7 mmHg at 6-month follow-up (P<0.001 for all) and 24-h ambulatory BP by 9/5 mmHg (P<0.001/P=0.001) after 3 months and 12/7 mmHg (P<0.001/P<0.001) after 6 months. Standard deviation significantly decreased from 17.1 to 14.9 mmHg (P=0.008) and 15.3 mmHg (P=0.037), consistent with a reduction of coefficient of variation from 0.116 to 0.103 (P=0.035) and 0.104 (P=0.071) and average real variability from 12.3 to 10.9 (P=0.029) and 11.0 (P=0.054) after 3-month and 6-month, respectively. Interestingly, also BP nonresponders (change in office systolic BP<10 mmHg after 6 months) showed a significant reduction of standard deviation after 3 months (P=0.041, n=26) and a borderline significant reduction at 6-month (P=0.057, n=28).Conclusions:RDN reduces office and ambulatory BP and BP variability in patients with resistant hypertension. Improvement in BP variability was also documented in patients characterized as office BP nonresponders after 6 months.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleEwen, S., Doerr, O., Ukena, C., Linz, D., Cremers, B., Laufs, U., et al. (2015) Blood pressure variability after catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation in patients with resistant hypertension, Journal of Hypertension, 33(12), pp. 2512-2518. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000751

APA Citation styleEwen, S., Doerr, O., Ukena, C., Linz, D., Cremers, B., Laufs, U., Hamm, C., Nef, H., Bauer, A., Mancia, G., Boehm, M., & Mahfoud, F. (2015). Blood pressure variability after catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation in patients with resistant hypertension. Journal of Hypertension. 33(12), 2512-2518. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000751



Keywords


blood pressure variabilityCardiovascular eventsCAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSISDAYTIMEEUROPEAN LACIDIPINEHEART-RATEPREDICTORPROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCErenal denervationresistant hypertensionsympathetic nervous system

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