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A Randomized Comparison of Pulmonary Vein Isolation With Versus Without Concomitant Renal Artery Denervation in Patients With Refractory Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation and Resistant Hypertension.
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PMID:  22958958     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective randomized study was to assess the impact of renal artery denervation in patients with a history of refractory atrial fibrillation (AF) and drug-resistant hypertension who were referred for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular condition responsible for the development and maintenance of AF. Treating drug-resistant hypertension with renal denervation has been reported to control blood pressure, but any effect on AF is unknown. METHODS: Patients with a history of symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent AF refractory to ≥2 antiarrhythmic drugs and drug-resistant hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160 mm Hg despite triple drug therapy) were eligible for enrolment. Consenting patients were randomized to PVI only or PVI with renal artery denervation. All patients were followed ≥1 year to assess maintenance of sinus rhythm and to monitor changes in blood pressure. RESULTS: Twenty-seven patients were enrolled, and 14 were randomized to PVI only, and 13 were randomized to PVI with renal artery denervation. At the end of the follow-up, significant reductions in systolic (from 181 ± 7 to 156 ± 5, p < 0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (from 97 ± 6 to 87 ± 4, p < 0.001) were observed in patients treated with PVI with renal denervation without significant change in the PVI only group. Nine of the 13 patients (69%) treated with PVI with renal denervation were AF-free at the 12-month post-ablation follow-up examination versus 4 (29%) of the 14 patients in the PVI-only group (p = 0.033). CONCLUSIONS: Renal artery denervation reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with drug-resistant hypertension and reduces AF recurrences when combined with PVI. (Percutaneous Renal Denervation and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Resistant Hypertension; NCT01117025).
Authors:
Evgeny Pokushalov; Alexander Romanov; Giorgio Corbucci; Sergey Artyomenko; Vera Baranova; Alex Turov; Natalya Shirokova; Alexander Karaskov; Suneet Mittal; Jonathan S Steinberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-8-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American College of Cardiology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1558-3597     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2012 Aug 
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Created Date:  2012-9-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  8301365     Medline TA:  J Am Coll Cardiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2012 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia.
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