title: [Renal denervation in resistant hypertension: proposal for a common multidisciplinary attitude].
abstract: The prevalence of resistant hypertension ranges between 5-30%. Patients with resistant hypertension are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. Radiofrequency renal denervation is a recent and promising technique that can be used in the setting of resistant hypertension. However, long-term safety and efficacy data are lacking and evidence to use this procedure outside the strict setting of resistant hypertension is missing. The aim of the article is to propose a common work-up for nephrologists, hypertensiologists, cardiologists and interventional radiologists in order to avoid inappropriate selection of patients and a possible misuse of this procedure.
authors: Service de cardiologie, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
authors: Olivier
authors: O
authors: Muller
authors: Salah D
authors: SD
authors: Qanadli
authors: Bernard
authors: B
authors: Waeber
authors: Grégoire
authors: G
authors: Wuerzner
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003714:Denervation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007668:Kidney / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D017211:Treatment Failure