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Renal denervation in a patient with a highly tortuous renal artery using a guide extension catheter: a case report
Peijiang Wang1, Jindong Wan2, Jixin Hou2
1Department of Cardiology, Clinical Medical College, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, 610500, Sichuan, China. 23772194@qq.com.
Background:
Catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) has been introduced to treat resistant hypertension. Although the technology of RDN has been largely improved, denervation of tortuous renal arteries remains challenging.
Case Presentation:
This is a case report of a 49-year-old man with drug resistant hypertension. The patient was selected for RDN after ruling out possible causes of secondary hypertension. Computed tomography angiography showed a highly tortuous left renal artery. An Iberis multielectrode ablation catheter failed to reach the target vessel with a regular guiding catheter. A 5-French extension catheter was introduced into the proximal segment of the main left renal artery to provide extra support force, which enabled successful ablation of the highly tortuous left renal artery. His ambulatory blood pressure was significantly decreased at 1 month follow-up.
Conclusions:
It is feasible and effective to use a guide extension catheter for denervation of highly tortuous renal arteries. The present study provides a useful method to ablate tortuous and angled renal arteries and branches.
