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Renal Denervation for the Treatment of Hypertension: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Cluett J, Blazek O, Brown A, East C, Ferdinand K, Fisher N, Ford C, Griffin K, Mena-Hurtado C, Sarathy H, Vongpatanasin W, Townsend R, Disease O. Renal Denervation for the Treatment of Hypertension: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Hypertension 2024, 81: e135-e148. PMID: 39101202, DOI: 10.1161/hyp.0000000000000240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal denervationBlood pressureEfficacy of renal denervationUS Food and Drug AdministrationRandomized clinical studyRenal sympathetic nervesNovel treatment strategiesBlood pressure control ratesLonger-term efficacyIndividual patient responseLowering blood pressureFood and Drug AdministrationSpectrum of hypertensionTreatment of hypertensionControl blood pressureUncontrolled blood pressureMultiple ongoing studiesCatheter-based proceduresAmerican Heart AssociationHigh blood pressureTherapeutic optionsSafety profileCardiovascular morbidityControl rateHypertension specialists
2017
Evaluation and Management of Erectile Dysfunction in the Hypertensive Patient
Patel JP, Lee EH, Mena-Hurtado CI, Walker CN. Evaluation and Management of Erectile Dysfunction in the Hypertensive Patient. Current Cardiology Reports 2017, 19: 89. PMID: 28836189, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-017-0889-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErectile dysfunctionHypertensive patientsSexual functionCertain antihypertensive agentsAngiotensin receptor blockersChallenging patient populationFirst-line treatmentDiagnosis of hypertensionCalcium channel blockersTreatment of hypertensionPDE-5 inhibitorsAntihypertensive agentsReviewThe prevalencePatient populationPharmacological treatmentRisk factorsChannel blockersClinical challengeCardiovascular fitnessHypertensionEnzyme inhibitorsPatientsDysfunctionAdverse effectsSexual activity