Publications by authors named "J P Renkin"
Objectives: The aim of this multicenter, open-label trial was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of alcohol-mediated renal denervation using a novel catheter system (the Peregrine System Infusion Catheter) for the infusion of dehydrated alcohol as a neurolytic agent into the renal periarterial space.
Background: The number of hypertensive patients with uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) remains unacceptably low. The renal sympathetic nervous system has been identified as an attractive therapeutic target.
Background: New transcatheter aortic valves were recently developed, enabling to resheath and reposition the prosthesis. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the resheath manoeuvre did not impair the outcome of patients and the bioprosthesis durability after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
Methods And Results: On the 346 consecutive patients (84 ± 7 yrs-old, mean STS 6.
Management of resistant hypertension (RHTN) is challenging and often implies the use of complex polypharmacy and interventional therapies. The main objectives of this study were (i) to describe the characteristics of patients with RHTN referred to two expert centres; (ii) to identify predictors of blood pressure (BP) control after intensive management. We reviewed electronic medical files of all patients referred for RHTN to the Brussels and Torino centres, and extracted detailed clinical data, informations on drug adherence and psychological profile.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Drug adherence may be a major problem in the therapy of hypertension and in the diagnosis of therapy resistance. Adherence can be assessed by indirect methods or by direct methods like drug detection in urine with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric methods.
Materials And Methods: The current analysis included patients with apparently treatment- resistant hypertension (TRH) referred for renal denervation (RDN) and included in the the INSPiRED pilot trial (NCT01505010).