Omer Kamal, M.D.
Meta-Analysis Affirms Safety and Efficacy of Catheter-Based Renal Denervation for Blood Pressure Reduction
A meta-analysis conducted by Sardar et al. evaluated the change in blood pressure in response to catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RSD). The data, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), suggested that RSD reduces ambulatory systolic blood pressure (ASBP) in patients with hypertension as compared with sham controls. Continue reading