Original scientific paper

RESISTANT HYPERTENSION AND REASONS FOR EXCLUDING PATIENTS FROM TREATMENT WITH RENAL DENERVATION

INGRID PRKAČIN orcid.org/0000-0002-5830-7131 ; Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
GORDANA CAVRIĆ ; Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
DARKO POČANIĆ ; Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
N. LEDER ; Department of Radiology, Zagreb, Croatia
VINKO VIDJAK ; Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Increased activation of the sympathetic nervous system is identified as an important factor in the development and progression of hypertension. In this context, a catheter-based approach has been developed to disrupt the renal sympathetic nerves, i.e. renal denervation. Among patients with resistant hypertension, it is very important to select patients using standardized stepwise screening. The potential success of renal denervation depends on the ability to select patients most likely to benefit. A multidisciplinary meeting in necessary. In this work, we describe the potential reasons for excluding patients from treatment with renal denervation.

Keywords

renal denervation; reasons for patient exclusion

Hrčak ID:

126802

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/126802

Publication date:

14.9.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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