Renal denervation in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 and resistant hypertension improved eGFR by +1.5 ml/min per 1.73 m2 at 1 year, compared to a pre-procedure decline of -4.8 ml/min (P=0.009).
Observational (n=27)
Does catheter-based renal denervation improve renal function and reduce blood pressure in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 and treatment-resistant hypertension?
In patients with CKD stages 3-4 and resistant hypertension, renal denervation significantly reduced blood pressure and halted the historical decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate at 1 year.
Absolute Event Rate: 1.5% vs -4.8%
p-value: p=0.009
OBJECTIVES: Arterial hypertension and increased sympathetic activity are underlying pathogenetic mechanisms of the progressive loss of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Meta-analyses have shown that impaired renal function is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. We hypothesized that renal denervation (RDN) decreases the decline of renal function in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 and treatment-resistant hypertension. METHODS: We performed an observational study of 27 patients with CKD stages 3 and 4, office blood pressure (BP) ≥ 140/90 mmHg, while on at least three antihypertensive drug classes including diuretic, and diagnosis confirmed by 24-h ambulatory BP measurement ≥ 130/80 mmHg. All patients underwent catheter-based RDN using the Symplicity Flex RDN System (Medtronic Inc., Santa Rosa, California, USA). Renal function was evaluated for up to 3 years prior and 1 year after RDN. The change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated by regression slope individually for each patient before and after RDN. The study was registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (ID: NCT01442883). RESULTS: Mean baseline BP was 156 ± 12/82 ± 13 mmHg, despite treatment with 6.2 ± 1.1 antihypertensive drugs. One year after RDN, office BP was reduced by 20 ± 20 (P < 0.001)/8 ± 14 mmHg (P = 0.005) and average 24-h ambulatory BP by 9 ± 14 (P = 0.009)/4 ± 7 mmHg (P = 0.019). Before RDN, eGFR declined by -4.8 ± 3.8 ml/min per 1.73 m per year, and after RDN eGFR improved by +1.5 ± 10 ml/min per 1.73 m at 12 months (P = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS: Our observational pilot study in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 indicates that treatment of hypertension with RDN decreases BP and slows or even halts the decline of renal function.
Ott et al. (Thu,) conducted a observational in Chronic kidney disease and resistant hypertension (n=27). Renal denervation vs. Pre-RDN baseline was evaluated on Change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (p=0.009). Renal denervation in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 and resistant hypertension improved eGFR by +1.5 ml/min per 1.73 m2 at 1 year, compared to a pre-procedure decline of -4.8 ml/min (P=0.009).