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[Surgical treatment of arterial hypertension: experience and results]
A Carditello1, I E Acri, M Monaco
1Istituto di Chirurgia Toracica e Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi di Messina.
Insights
Surgical interventions can resolve hypertension in specific cases like nephrosclerosis and renovascular hypertension. Careful patient selection based on comprehensive findings is crucial for successful surgical outcomes in treating high blood pressure.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Hypertension Management
Context:
- Hypertension is a prevalent global health issue.
- A subset of hypertension cases are amenable to surgical resolution.
- Specific conditions include nephrosclerosis, renovascular hypertension, and endocrine hypertension.
Purpose:
- To review the authors' surgical experience over the past five years in managing specific types of hypertension.
- To detail the technical aspects and outcomes of these surgical interventions.
- To emphasize the importance of judicious surgical indication based on thorough patient evaluation.
Summary:
- The study presents a five-year surgical experience for hypertension management.
- Technical details and achieved results are highlighted.
- The authors stress the need for careful consideration of clinical, laboratory, and instrumental data when deciding on surgical treatment for hypertension.
Impact:
- Provides insights into the efficacy of surgical treatment for specific refractory hypertension types.
- Contributes to the understanding of optimal patient selection for surgical intervention.
- Informs clinical practice regarding the surgical management of complex hypertension cases.
Abstract:
Hypertension is a wide spread disease. In a small percentage of cases (nephrosclerosis, renovascular hypertension, endocrine hypertension) surgical treatment could be resolutive. The Authors describe their experience of the last five years about the subject, emphasize the technical detail taken and the results achieved; they outline the necessity to give the indications for surgery in wise manner considering clinical, laboratory and instrumental findings.