Angio-computed tomography reveals differences in the anatomy of renal arteries in resistant hypertension patients qualified for renal denervation versus pseudo-resistant hypertensive subjects.

Background: Renal denervation is a novel therapeutic option in resistant hypertension (RHT). The anatomy of renal arteries and the presence of additional renal arteries are important determinants of the effect of the procedure. The aim of this study was to assess the anatomy of renal arteries using angio- -computed tomography in patients with RHT, who were qualified for renal denervation.

A questionnaire-based, multicenter registry of resistant and pseudo-resistant arterial.

Introduction: Hypertensive patients with poor blood pressure (BP) control are commonly referred to tertiary centers with a diagnosis of resistant hypertension (RH). The aim of the study was to identify the causes of insufficient BP control and to assess the incidence of true resistant hypertension.

Material And Methods: We ran a questionnaire-based, multicenter study (10 high volume tertiary centers in Poland) of patients referred with an initial diagnosis of RH.

Pulmonary vein anatomy variants as a biomarker of atrial fibrillation - CT angiography evaluation.

Background: It has been suggested that changes in pulmonary veins (PV) and left atrium (LA) anatomy may have an influence on initiating atrial fibrillation (AF) and the effectiveness of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in patients (pts) with atrial fibrillation. The aim of the study was to assess anatomy abnormalities of the PV and LA in the patients with the history of AF and compare it with the control group(CG).

Methods: The multi-slice tomography (MSCT) scans were performed in 224 AF pts.