title: First-in-man radial access renal denervation with the ReCor Radiance™ catheter.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Renal denervation is a potential new treatment therapy for resistant hypertension. However, anatomic vascular variations might complicate the procedure and increase complications. A radial approach offers easier renal artery access and is associated with a decreased risk of vascular access complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We describe the first-in-man use of a radial access ultrasound-based renal denervation device (Radiance™; ReCor, Palo Alto, CA, USA) in two patients with therapy-resistant hypertension. Both procedures were uneventful and resulted in significant blood pressure reductions at three-month follow-up (mean office blood pressure drop [-40/-29 mmHg]; mean ambulatory blood pressure drop [-11/-8 mmHg]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radial access renal artery denervation using the Radiance catheter appears to be safe and effective and should be considered an alternative option in patients referred for renal denervation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daemen
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van Mieghem
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059745:Piezosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017534:Radial Artery; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D062666:Vascular Access Devices