Improvement of albuminuria after renal denervation.

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Improvement of albuminuria after renal denervation.

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 15;

Authors: Ott C, Mahfoud F, Schmid A, Ditting T, Veelken R, Ewen S, Ukena C, Uder M, Böhm M, Schmieder RE

Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study was the effect of renal denervation (RDN) on elevated urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) in treatment-resistant hypertensive patients. In addition, patients were stratified according their UACR at baseline into micro- (30-300mg/g, n=37) and macroalbuminuria (≥300mg/g, <2200mg/g, n=22).
BACKGROUND: Increased albuminuria indicates cardiovascular and renal damage in hypertension. RDN emerged as an innovative interventional approach to reduce blood pressure (BP) and may thus reduce albumin urinary excretion.
METHODS: Fifty-nine treatment-resistant hypertensive patients with elevated UACR at baseline underwent catheter-based RDN using the Symplicity Flex™ catheter (Medtronic Inc., Santa Rosa, CA).
RESULTS: In the whole and pre-specified subgroups both office and 24-h ambulatory BP were significantly reduced 6months after RDN. In parallel, a significant reduction in UACR occurred in all patients (160 (65-496) versus 89 (29-319) mg/g creatinine, p<0.001) and in both subgroups (microalbuminuria: 83 (49-153) versus 58 (17-113) mg/g creatinine, p=0.001; macroalbuminuria: (536 (434-1483) versus 478 (109-1080) mg/g creatinine, p<0.001). In accordance, the prevalence of micro- and macroalbuminuria decreased significantly. Regression analysis revealed a modest positive relationship between the decrease of UACR and the fall of systolic BP (β=0.340, p=0.039) independent of renal function. Renal function remained unchanged after RDN.
CONCLUSIONS: In summary, following RDN, the magnitude of albuminuria as well as the prevalence of micro- and macroalbuminuria decreased in treatment-resistant hypertensive patients. Since albuminuria is an independent renal and cardiovascular risk factor, our findings suggest a reduction of renal and cardiovascular risk in these patients.

PMID: 24681017 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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