A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Esmeralci Ferreira
, Valerio Fuks
, Rodolfo Staico
, Roberto Esporcatte
, Andréa Araujo Brandão
, [...]
Esmeralci Ferreira
, Valerio Fuks
, Rodolfo Staico
, Roberto Esporcatte
, Andréa Araujo Brandão
, [...]
Introduction Resistant hypertension (RH) is directly related to increased mortality, severe renal changes, and cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases, due to lack of adequate drug treatment. Cardiovascular disease mortality increases progressively and linearly as BP increases, whereas BP lowering is associated with significantly reduced risks. – Increased sympathetic tone in renal arteries is one of the major components of RH, and catheters have been developed using several technologies which allow for radiofrequency ablation (RA) and blood pressure (BP) reduction. The discussions […]
Keywords: Hypertension; Antihypertensive Agents, Renal Artery; Aortic Coarctation; Cushing Syndrome; Comorbidity; Sympathectomy; Vascular Access Devices/trends