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.

Ewen, S., Dörr, 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), 2512-2518 [10.1097/HJH.0000000000000751].

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

Mancia, Giuseppe;
2015

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.
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blood pressure variability; renal denervation; resistant hypertension; sympathetic nervous system;
blood pressure variability; renal denervation; resistant hypertension; sympathetic nervous system; Aged; Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Catheter Ablation; Coronary Vasospasm; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Renal Artery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Sympathectomy; Internal Medicine; Physiology; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
English
2015
33
12
2512
2518
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Ewen, S., Dörr, 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), 2512-2518 [10.1097/HJH.0000000000000751].
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