Percutaneous Renal Sympathetic Denervation for the Treatment of Resistant Hypertension with Heart Failure: First Experience in Korea
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 951-954, 2013.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-202310
ABSTRACT
Percutaneous catheter-based therapy has recently been introduced to decrease blood pressure by ablation of efferent and afferent sympathetic renal nerves. The patient described here had a seven-year history of hypertension and presented with poorly controlled blood pressure despite antihypertensive therapy with four different drugs. A 44-yr-old man underwent percutaneous renal denervation under local anesthesia using an ablation catheter. After six months of follow-up his blood pressure had dropped 49/37 mmHg with a decrease in 24-hr ambulatory BP of 20/18 mmHg. Renal Doppler ultrasound showed no significant stenosis in either renal artery. This is the first case of successful percutaneous renal denervation, which has recently become available in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Renal Artery
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Sympathectomy
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Blood Pressure
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Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
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Republic of Korea
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Heart Failure
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Hypertension
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Kidney
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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