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Laparoscopic Renal Denervation for Uncontrolled Hypertension Due to Medication Intolerance: A Case Report.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AM J KIDNEY DIS), Jul2016; 68(1): 131-133. (3p)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0272-6386
Abstract
Resistant hypertension is challenging to treat, and most patients with the condition fail to achieve blood pressure control, putting them at increased risk for adverse long-term outcomes. We present the case of a 59-year-old woman with resistant hypertension due to intolerance to nearly all antihypertensive medications. After failure to achieve blood pressure control over a 5-year period, with blood pressures as high as 220/110mmHg, the patient underwent surgical treatment with bilateral laparoscopic renal denervation. Immediately after the procedure, as well as at the 1-, 3-, 9-, and 12-month follow-ups, the patient's blood pressure was reduced to the range of 120-140/80-90mmHg.