title: Challenging anatomy, how to treat or not to treat?
abstract: Several position statements provided recommendations regarding the anatomical conditions qualifying for renal denervation catheter application based on the HTN-1 and HTN-2 trials. This manuscript summarises anatomical access artery and renal artery conditions which qualify for catheter-based renal denervation according to the instructions for use and those where treatment is not yet generally recommended, mostly due to limitations of the catheter technologies currently available, e.g., no current device is approved for brachial or radial access.
authors.affiliation: University Heart Centre Freiburg - Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany. thomas.zeller@universitaets-herzzentrum.de
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Aljoscha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rastan
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Macharzina
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Noory
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation*; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D062666:Vascular Access Devices
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents