Ablação da atividade simpática renal para tratamento da hipertensão arterial resistente

Translated title of the contribution: Renal sympathetic denervation for treatment of resistant hypertension

Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves*, Manuelde Sousa Almeida, Patrícia Branco , Augusta Gaspar , Hélder Alexandre Correia Dores, Maria Salomé Carvalho, Maria João Andrade, André Weigert, José Diogo Barata, Ângela Canha Gomes, Luís Raposo, Henrique Mesquita Gabriel, Rui Campante Teles, Miguel Mendes

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Abstract

Hypertension is an important cardiovascular risk factor and although there have been many improvements in pharmacological treatment, a significant percentage of patients are still considered resistant. The authors describe two cases of radiofrequency renal sympathetic denervation that illustrate the feasibility of this new technique for the treatment of resistant hypertension. The procedure consists of the application of radiofrequency energy inside the renal arteries to ablate afferent and efferent sympathetic renal activity, which has been implicated in the pathophysiology of hypertension.
Translated title of the contributionRenal sympathetic denervation for treatment of resistant hypertension
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)671-675
Number of pages5
JournalRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Volume31
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Renal arteries
  • Renal denervation
  • Resistant hypertension

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