title: [Renal denervation: long-term Swiss experiences].
abstract: Despite great advances in pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of patients with arterial hypertension, a significant proportion of patients do not reach the target values suggested by the guidelines. A therapy-resistant hypertension is defined as a blood pressure above the suggested target values despite an antihypertensive therapy with three medications at maximal dosis, including a diuretic. The renal denervation is a new and promising method for the treatment of refractory arterial hypertension. An optimal selection of the patients undergoing a renal denervation is extremely important, and this intervention should be performed in highly specialized centers only.
authors.affiliation: Universitäres Herzzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sudano
authors.affiliation: Universitäres Herzzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Battegay
authors.affiliation: Universitäres Herzzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Erne
authors.affiliation: Universitäres Herzzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Lüscher
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000601:surgery*; D007668:Kidney / Q000294:innervation*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010919:Placebos; D013562:Sympathectomy
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D010919:Placebos
keywords: Therapie-resistente Hypertonie; dénervation rénale; hypertension artérielle résistante; renal denervation; renale Denervation; therapy-resistant hypertension