Renal sympathetic nerve denervation for the treatment of resistant hypertension

Palmer, Sonny C; Judkins, Christopher; Williams, Paul D; Whitbourn, Robert J

doi:10.5694/mja12.11254

Topics

Urologic diseases

Long-term safety and durability data for this novel approach to treating resistant hypertension are eagerly awaited

Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Investigation Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: sonny.palmer@svhm.org.au

Competing interests:

Robert Whitbourn has received an honorarium and minor funding for research activities from Medtronic.

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