Interventional Therapies for Resistant Hypertension

Resistant hypertension represents a major health problem despite the plethora of antihypertensive drugs. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system is considered to be the basis of its pathogenesis. Two novel invasive therapeutic strategies for the treatment of resistant hypertension have recently...

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Published in:Hospital chronicles 2012-01, Vol.7 (1 Sup), p.128
Main Authors: Sakellaris, Nikolaos, Misailidou, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Resistant hypertension represents a major health problem despite the plethora of antihypertensive drugs. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system is considered to be the basis of its pathogenesis. Two novel invasive therapeutic strategies for the treatment of resistant hypertension have recently emerged, namely catheter based renal sympathetic denervation and carotid baroreceptor stimulation. Both are effective in reducing elevated blood pressure values and display a good tolerability profile without the occurrence of any major untoward effect.
ISSN:1790-7306
1792-9172