Randomized Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trials of Renal Sympathetic Denervation for Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis
Ahmad Y, Kane C, Arnold AD, Cook CM, Keene D, Shun-Shin M, Cole G, Al-Lamee R, Francis DP, Howard JP. Randomized Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trials of Renal Sympathetic Denervation for Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2021, 34: 112-118. PMID: 33551282, PMCID: PMC8813172, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal denervationRelative risk reductionBlood pressureCatheter-based renal denervationMajor adverse cardiac eventsPlacebo-controlled trial dataAmbulatory diastolic blood pressureAmbulatory systolic blood pressurePlacebo-controlled randomized trialSystolic blood pressure changesOffice diastolic pressureRandomized blinded placeboAdverse cardiac eventsOffice blood pressurePlacebo-controlled trialPrimary efficacy outcomeDiastolic blood pressureRenal sympathetic denervationSystolic blood pressureBlood pressure changesRisk reductionCause mortalityEfficacy outcomesSympathetic denervationAdverse events