Renal interventions in the management of hypertension

Purpose of review In the present comprehensive review, we describe the pathophysiology, indications, and evidence for both renal artery stenting and renal artery denervation. We also discuss the procedural techniques, risks, benefits, and future directions of renal intervention in the management of hypertension (HTN). Recent findings Hemodynamic confirmation of lesion severity in severe renal artery stenosis is a resting or hyperemic translesional systolic gradient>20, resting or hyperemic mean translesional gradient>10 and/or renal fractional flow reserve
Source: Current Opinion in Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: HYPERTENSION: Edited by Hector O. Ventura and Carl J. Lavie Source Type: research