Failure of monolateral renal nerve ablation to exert sympathoinhibitory and blood pressure lowering effects in a patient with resistant hypertension: a case report

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Nov 30;169(6):e120-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.020. Epub 2013 Oct 11.

Authors

Guido Grassi¹, Gino Seravalle, Gianmaria Brambilla, Rocco Corso, Andrea Stella, Giuseppe Mancia

Affiliation

¹ Clinica Medica, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Monza - Milano, Italy; IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy. Electronic address: guido.grassi@unimib.it.

PMID: 24157236
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.020

No abstract available

Keywords: Renal denervation; Resistant hypertension; Sympathtic activity.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Ablation Techniques* / methods
Aged
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis
Hypertension / surgery*
Kidney / innervation*
Kidney / surgery*
Male
Treatment Failure