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Erschienen in: Clinical Research in Cardiology 1/2018

28.08.2017 | Original Paper

Impact of renal denervation on tissue Na+ content in treatment-resistant hypertension

verfasst von: Christian Ott, Christoph Kopp, Anke Dahlmann, Axel Schmid, Peter Linz, Alexander Cavallaro, Matthias Hammon, Tilmann Ditting, Roland Veelken, Michael Uder, Jens Titze, Roland E. Schmieder

Erschienen in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Ausgabe 1/2018

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Abstract

Objectives

Renal denervation (RDN) has been introduced for reducing blood pressure (BP) in treatment-resistant hypertension (TRH). The precise mechanism how RDN exerts its BP-lowering effects are not yet fully understood. It is widely accepted that sodium (Na+) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of hypertensive disease. However, there is increasing evidence of osmotically inactive Na+ storage. We investigated the impact of RDN on Na+ homeostasis using estimation of salt intake, and measurement of tissue Na+ content.

Methods

In a study 41 patients with TRH (office BP ≥140/90 mmHg and diagnosis confirmed by 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring) underwent RDN. Tissue Na+ content was assessed non-invasively with 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging before and 6 months after RDN. In addition, 24-h urinary Na+ excretion as an estimate of salt intake and spot urine Na+/K+ excretion were assessed. The study was registered at http://​www.​clinicaltrials.​gov (ID: NCT01687725).

Results

There was a significant fall in BP (office: −17 ± 20/−10 ± 12 mmHg; 24-h: −11 ± 13/−6 ± 9 mmHg, all p < 0.001) 6 months after RDN. In contrast, tissue Na+ content of the muscle (20.1 ± 3.9 vs. 20.7 ± 4.0 mmol/L, p = 0.229) and skin (24.4 ± 6.5 vs. 24.8 ± 6.6 mmol/L, p = 0.695) did not change after RDN. Moreover, there was also no change in salt intake after RDN, whereas Na+/K+ ratio only acutely increased.

Conclusions

Although RDN resulted in a substantial reduction of BP, tissue Na+ content of the muscle and skin was not mobilized and reduced. These data indicate that the BP reduction after RDN is unrelated to Na+ homeostasis.
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Metadaten
Titel
Impact of renal denervation on tissue Na+ content in treatment-resistant hypertension
verfasst von
Christian Ott
Christoph Kopp
Anke Dahlmann
Axel Schmid
Peter Linz
Alexander Cavallaro
Matthias Hammon
Tilmann Ditting
Roland Veelken
Michael Uder
Jens Titze
Roland E. Schmieder
Publikationsdatum
28.08.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Clinical Research in Cardiology / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-017-1156-4

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