Many considered the failure of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial to represent the end of therapeutic renal denervation. However, promising preliminary data from the SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED study and more recently the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED and RADIANCE-HTN SOLO studies support the efficacy of this intervention for blood pressure lowering in patients with hypertension.
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M.P.S. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Fellowship and has received consulting fees and/or travel and research support from Medtronic, Abbott, Novartis, Servier, Pfizer and Boehringer-Ingelheim. G.L.B. has acted as Consultant for Merck, Relypsa, Vascular Dynamics, Medtronic and Bayer, and has been involved in clinical trials: FIDELIO-Bayer-Principal Investigator, CREDENCE-Steering Committee and CALM-2-Executive Committee.
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Schlaich, M.P., Bakris, G.L. Renal denervation: one step backwards, three steps forward. Nat Rev Nephrol 14, 602–604 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-018-0040-4
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