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The hope is that renal denervation will solve not only hypertension-related complications but also the various problems associated with antihypertensive drugs that have a negative impact on quality of life.
We used a nationally representative longitudinal cohort study by using 2008–2014 of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity in China. Change in blood pressure was calculated as the difference between follow-up and baseline. We investigated the associations of different change patterns of blood pressure during 3-year intervals with frailty and mortality.