2022
Impact of drug adherence on blood pressure response to alcohol-mediated renal denervation
Persu A, Maes F, Toennes S, Ritscher S, Georges C, Wallemacq P, Haratani N, Parise H, Fischell T, Lauder L, Mahfoud F. Impact of drug adherence on blood pressure response to alcohol-mediated renal denervation. Blood Pressure 2022, 31: 109-117. PMID: 35575248, DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2022.2074367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal denervationDrug adherenceBlood pressure changesNon-adherent patientsPoor drug adherenceTreatment-resistant hypertensionSham-controlled trialBlood pressure responseSystolic blood pressureUncontrolled hypertensionAntihypertensive medicationsResistant hypertensionSuch patientsBlood pressureAntihypertensive drugsDenervationMean 24Partial adherencePatientsFull adherenceUrinary detectionHypertensionPressure changesLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryAdherence
2020
Evaluation of Transcatheter Alcohol-Mediated Perivascular Renal Denervation to Treat Resistant Hypertension
Janas A, Król M, Hochuł M, Jochymczyk M, Hayward-Costa C, Parise H, Haratani N, Fischell T, Wojakowski W. Evaluation of Transcatheter Alcohol-Mediated Perivascular Renal Denervation to Treat Resistant Hypertension. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2020, 9: 1881. PMID: 32560164, PMCID: PMC7356226, DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringRenal denervationResistant hypertensionOffice BPCatheter-based renal denervationBlood pressure monitoringRenal artery anatomyHypothesis-generating studyContrast computer tomographyAnti-hypertension drugsNephrologist consultationResistant HTNAdult patientsSympathetic nervesSystolic pressureHypertension treatmentRenal arteryArtery anatomyAdventitial spaceMean decreasePressure monitoringPatientsDenervationHypertensionVariable success