title: Role of Adding Spironolactone and Renal Denervation in True Resistant Hypertension: One-Year Outcomes of Randomized PRAGUE-15 Study.
abstract: This randomized, multicenter study compared the relative efficacy of renal denervation (RDN) versus pharmacotherapy alone in patients with true resistant hypertension and assessed the effect of spironolactone addition. We present here the 12-month data. A total of 106 patients with true resistant hypertension were enrolled in this study: 52 patients were randomized to RDN and 54 patients to the spironolactone addition, with baseline systolic blood pressure of 159±17 and 155±17 mm Hg and average number of drugs 5.1 and 5.4, respectively. Twelve-month results are available in 101 patients. The intention-to-treat analysis found a comparable mean 24-hour systolic blood pressure decline of 6.4 mm Hg, P=0.001 in RDN versus 8.2 mm Hg, P=0.002 in the pharmacotherapy group. Per-protocol analysis revealed a significant difference of 24-hour systolic blood pressure decline between complete RDN (6.3 mm Hg, P=0.004) and the subgroup where spironolactone was added, and this continued within the 12 months (15 mm Hg, P= 0.003). Renal artery computed tomography angiograms before and after 1 year post-RDN did not reveal any relevant changes. This study shows that over a period of 12 months, RDN is safe, with no serious side effects and no major changes in the renal arteries. RDN in the settings of true resistant hypertension with confirmed compliance is not superior to intensified pharmacological treatment. Spironolactone addition (if tolerated) seems to be more effective in blood pressure reduction.
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.). jan.rosa@lf1.cuni.cz.
authors.forename: Ján
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Widimský
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waldauf
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Lukáš
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Tomáš
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zelinka
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Miloš
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Táborský
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Branny
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toušek
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Ondřej
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Petrák
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Karol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Čurila
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: František
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bednář
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Holaj
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Branislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Štrauch
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Václavík
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nykl
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krátká
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kociánová
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Otakar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jiravský
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rappová
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Tomáš
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Indra
authors.affiliation: From the 3rd Department of Medicine, Center for Hypertension, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (J.R., T.Z., O.P., R.H., B.Š., Z.K., T.I., J.W. Jr), Cardiocentre, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (J.R., P. Widimský, P. Toušek, K.Č., F.B.), Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine (P. Waldauf), and Department of Radiology, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine (L.L.), Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic (M.T., J.V., E.K.); and Cardiocentre, Nemocnice Podlesí, Třinec, Czech Republic (M.B., I.N., O.J., G.R.).
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Widimský
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D004232:Diuretics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007668:Kidney / Q000294:innervation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D013148:Spironolactone
keywords: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; blood pressure; renal denervation; resistant hypertension; spironolactone