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Avoiding collateral damage in the war on hypertension
Author(s) -
Bates Mark C.
Publication year - 2016
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.26600
Subject(s) - medicine , denervation , renal function , collateral damage , complication , cardiology , intensive care medicine , surgery , criminology , sociology
Key Points When performed by experienced clinicians, renal nerve denervation (RND) can be done with very low risk of complication and/or acute renal injury Renal function seems to remain unchanged in this small series over 3 years More studies are needed to establish the role of renal biomarkers in assessment of acute renal injury in this setting and larger series of RND in azotemic patients should be done before the procedure indications can be expanded