Present and Future of Interventional Treatment of Resistant Hypertension

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• 作者：Ayhan Yoruk ; Sinan S. Tankut ; John P. Gassler…
• 关键词：Hypertension ; Resistant hypertension ; Sympathetic Nervous System
• 刊名：Current Hypertension Reports
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：19
• 期：1
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• 刊物主题：Internal Medicine; Cardiology; Metabolic Diseases; Nephrology; Primary Care Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1534-3111
• 卷排序：19

文摘

The increasing prevalence of hypertension, a significant cause of disability and premature death throughout the world, is a major public health concern. This is especially true for the subset of patients who suffer from resistant hypertension, which is associated with a fourfold greater risk of cardiovascular events as compared to those hypertensive patients able to achieve target blood pressure. Though quite daunting in number and ill effect, hypertension remains the most common and the most important modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease. Therefore, the ongoing development of novel therapies for the management of hypertension is of utmost importance. This review evaluates the present and future of interventional treatment of resistant hypertension, most of which remains investigational and warrants critical assessment.