Long-Term Blood Pressure Reductions Following Catheter-Based Renal Denervation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Gianni Sesa-Ashton; Janis M Nolde; Ida Muente; Revathy Carnagarin; Vaughan G Macefield; Tye Dawood; Elisabeth A Lambert; Gavin W Lambert; Antony Walton; Murray D Esler; Markus P Schlaich
Abstract
Renal denervation is a recognized adjunct therapy for hypertension with clinically significant blood pressure (BP)-lowering effects. Long-term follow-up data are critical to ascertain durability of the effect and safety. Aside from the 36-month follow-up data available from randomized control trials, recent cohort analyses extended follow-up out to 10 years. We sought to analyze study-level data and quantify the ambulatory BP reduction of renal denervation across contemporary randomized sham-controlled trials and available long-term follow-up data up to 10 years from observational studies. A systematic review was performed with data from 4 observational studies with follow-up out to 10 years and 2 randomized controlled trials meeting search and inclusion criteria with follow-up data out to 36 months. Study-level data were extracted and compared statistically. In 2 contemporary randomized controlled trials with 36-month follow-up, an average sham-adjusted ambulatory systolic BP reduction of -12.7±4.5 mm Hg from baseline was observed (<i>P</i>=0.05). Likewise, a -14.8±3.4 mm Hg ambulatory systolic BP reduction was found across observational studies with a mean long-term follow-up of 7.7±2.8 years (range, 3.5-9.4 years; <i>P</i>=0.0051). The observed reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate across the long-term follow-up was in line with the predicted age-related decline. Antihypertensive drug burden was similar at baseline and follow-up. Renal denervation is associated with a significant and clinically meaningful reduction in ambulatory systolic BP in both contemporary randomized sham-controlled trials up to 36 months and observational cohort studies up to 10 years without adverse consequences on renal function.
Journal HYPERTENSION (DALLAS, TEX. : 1979)
ISSN 1524-4563
Published 01 Jun 2024
Volume 81
Issue 6
Pages e63-e70
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22314
Type Journal Article | Systematic Review | Meta-Analysis
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