An update of the expert consensus statement of the Czech Hypertension Society on renal denervation in resistant hypertension

Abstract

In the spring of 2012, the Czech Society of Cardiology and Czech Hypertension Society issued a joint expert consensus statement on catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) in the Czech Republic. On the basis of new information from the SYMPLICITY HTN-3, PRAGUE-15 and other studies, there is no reason to introduce RDN into clinical practice.

New modalities for RDN, such as radiofrequency ablation, are investigated.

Keywords

• hypertension
• renal denervation
• resistant hypertension