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  • Title: Predictors of blood pressure response: Obesity is associated with a less pronounced treatment response after renal denervation.
    Author: Id D, Bertog SC, Ziegler AK, Hornung M, Hofmann I, Vaskelyte L, Matic P, Gafoor S, Sievert H.
    Journal: Catheter Cardiovasc Interv; 2016 Jan 01; 87(1):E30-8. PubMed ID: 26104216.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of BP response. BACKGROUND: Catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) causes significant blood pressure (BP) reductions in a large number of patients with resistant hypertension. METHODS: One hundred one consecutive patients with resistant hypertension who underwent RDN with the Symplicity™ catheter were included in this retrospective study. Primary endpoint was the change in office systolic BP after 6 months. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to detect baseline predictors of a significant BP response 6 months after RDN (age, gender, office and ambulatory BP, renal function, body mass index [BMI], diabetes mellitus, antihypertensive medication, number of ablations). RESULTS: The procedure was technically uneventful in all patients. Mean BP at baseline was 166.6/90.2 ± 22.5/16.4 mmHg and decreased by -14.7 (P < 0.0001)/-5.3 (P < 0.001) ± 22.8/14.1 mm Hg at 6-month follow-up. Similarly, paired analysis of 24-hr-ambulatory BP measurement (n = 71) showed a significant reduction of mean systolic BP by 6.8 ± 14.4 mm Hg (P < 0.0002). Upon univariate analyses, a higher baseline office systolic BP (P < 0.0001) and lower BMI (P = 0.014) were identified as significant predictors of the magnitude of BP response after 6 months. Importantly, on multivariate analysis, baseline office systolic BP (standardized ß = -0.46; r = -0.47; P < 0.0001) and BMI (standardized ß = 0.21; r = 0.95; P = 0.019) remained significant. CONCLUSION: Blood pressure reductions after RDN were more pronounced in patients with higher baseline blood pressure and lower BMI. These findings may have implications regarding patient selection for renal denervation. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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