Europe backs renal denervation as new option for stubborn high blood pressure

European cardiologists have issued a clinical consensus endorsing renal denervation—a procedure that disables nerves in kidney arteries—as a legitimate treatment for hard-to-control hypertension. The guideline shift opens a new market for device makers and signals growing confidence in the technique after years of mixed trial results.

Originaltitel: Renal denervation in the management of hypertension in adults. A clinical consensus statement of the ESC Council on Hypertension and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)