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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 58-65 |
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Clinical benefits of renal denervation besides blood pressure reduction
Han Chen1, Li Shen2, Junbo Ge2
1 Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
2 Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Correspondence Address:
Junbo Ge
Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032
China
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/cp.cp_10_18
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Hypertension (HTN) is currently one of the most common chronic diseases, among which some cases are poorly controlled and defined as resistant HTN (RH). Through years of exploration, it has been discovered that hyperactivity in the sympathetic nervous system and the renin–angiotensin system (RAS) initiates the development of RH, followed by other chain reactions in inflammation and oxidative injury. Attributed to their shared pathogenesis with communal cytokines and factors, other comorbidities of HTN, usually associated with cardiovascular and metabolic pathophysiology, often occur alongside primary symptoms, namely, atherosclerosis, heart failure, arrhythmia, and glucose metabolic disorder. Renal denervation (RDN) was first introduced as an alternative measure to help alleviate RH. Renal denervation's clinical relevance comes from directly cutting down afferent and efferent renal nerves, resulting in fewer nerve impulses transmitted to central nervous system and peripheral target organs, and less RAS activation, resulting in lower blood pressure. However, the practical effects of RDN have extended beyond lowering blood pressure and and and plays a role in anti-inflammation and antioxidation pathways. In this review, we briefly summarize the possible mechanism and beneficial clinical effect of RDN treatment in atherosclerosis improvement, cardioprotection, and diabetes remission.
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