Improved Home Blood Pressure Control by CT-guided Ozone-mediated Renal Denervation for Patients with Resistant...

Accumulating evidence from clinical trials in recent years has consistently supported the blood pressure (BP)-lowering efficacy of renal sympathetic denervation (RDN). However, the most widely used catheter-based RDN technique still has limitations in clinical practice. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an alternative RDN approach for BP control. In our previous clinical trial, we demonstrated that CT-guided ozone-mediated RDN effectively reduced both office and ambulatory BP at 12 weeks post procedure in patients with resistant hypertension (RH). In this study, we further evaluated the efficacy of this technique in home BP control of 15 patients with RH. Based on the reduced use of anti-hypertension drugs following the procedure, the control rates of home BP (<140/90 mmHg) for the overall cohort were 60.0%/93.3%, 80.0%/100%, and 80.0%/100% at weeks 4, 8, 12, respectively, and 57.1%/90.91, 81.8%/100% and 90.9%/100% at weeks 4, 8, 12 for patients with normal baseline renal function. Additionally, 33.3% patients achieved the optimal morning BP target of ≤135/85 mmHg. No complications were reported intra- or post procedure. We present a simplified, unilaterally operated, contrast-free RDN technique that avoids renal artery injury in the management of RH.