title: Renal denervation of the native kidneys for drug-resistant hypertension after kidney transplantation.
abstract: There is a strong rationale for renal denervation (RDN) of the native kidneys in kidney transplant recipients with treatment-resistant hypertension. We present a patient with a stable graft function, who underwent RDN for posttransplant therapy-resistant hypertension (24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) 143/89 mmHg, while compliantly using five different antihypertensive agents). After RDN, BP measurements and orthostatic complaints required withdrawal of two antihypertensive agents and halving a third. At 6 months, ABPM was 134/84 mmHg and allograft function remained unchanged. This case calls for designing well-designed prospective studies on RDN in kidney transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology - Renal Transplant Unit , Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Linn C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Dobrowolski
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology - Renal Transplant Unit , Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frederike J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Bemelman
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology - Renal Transplant Unit , Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ineke J M
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Ten Berge
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine - Vascular Medicine , Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bert-Jan H
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: van den Born
authors.affiliation: Department of Intervention Radiology , Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jim A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Reekers
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology - Renal Transplant Unit , Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C T Paul
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Krediet
keywords: kidney transplantation; renal denervation