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Renal artery stenosis following renal percutaneous denervation
Author(s) -
BhamraAriza Paul,
Rao Sriram,
Muller David W
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25546
Subject(s) - medicine , denervation , renal artery , percutaneous , renal artery stenosis , blood pressure , stenosis , duplex scanning , cardiology , renal artery obstruction , angiography , kidney , surgery , radiology
Renal denervation has been shown to be safe and effective in reducing blood pressure in treatment‐resistant hypertensive patients. We describe a 65‐year‐old lady with essential hypertension who underwent renal denervation using the Vessix™ single shot multielectrode system. Twelve months later renal duplex scanning documented increased velocities in the left renal artery and repeat angiography confirmed the development of a new stenosis. Although renal denervation is a promising therapy, we advise caution as large randomized blinded studies with long‐term follow‐up are still ongoing. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.