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LANCET
Volume 390, Issue 10108, Pages 2160-2170Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32281-X
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Background Previous randomised renal denervation studies did not show consistent efficacy in reducing blood pressure. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of renal denervation on blood pressure in the absence of antihypertensive medications. Methods SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED was a multicentre, international, single-blind, randomised, sham-controlled, proofof- concept trial. Patients were enrolled at 21 centres in the USA, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Eligible patients were drug-naive or discontinued their antihypertensive medications. Patients with an office systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 150 mm Hg or greater and less than 180 mm Hg, office diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 mm Hg or greater, and a mean 24-h ambulatory SBP of 140 mm Hg or greater and less than 170 mm Hg at second screening underwent renal angiography and were randomly assigned to renal denervation or sham control. Patients, caregivers, and those assessing blood pressure were blinded to randomisation assignments. The primary endpoint, change in 24-h blood pressure at 3 months, was compared between groups. Drug surveillance was done to ensure patient compliance with absence of antihypertensive medication. The primary analysis was done in the intention-to-treat population. Safety events were assessed at 3 months. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials. gov, number NCT02439749. Findings Between June 25, 2015, and Jan 30, 2017, 353 patients were screened. 80 patients were randomly assigned to renal denervation (n=38) or sham control (n=42) and followed up for 3 months. Office and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure decreased significantly from baseline to 3 months in the renal denervation group: 24-h SBP -5.5 mm Hg (95% CI -9.1 to -2 . 0; p=0 . 0031), 24-h DBP -4.8 mm Hg (-7.0 to -2.6; p<0.0001), office SBP -10.0 mm Hg (-15.1 to -4.9; p=0.0004), and office DBP -5.3 mm Hg (-7.8 to -2. 7; p=0.0002). No significant changes were seen in the sham-control group: 24-h SBP -0.5 mm Hg (95% CI -3.9 to 2 .9; p=0.7644), 24-h DBP -0.4 mm Hg (-2.2 to 1.4; p=0 .6448), office SBP -2.3 mm Hg (-6.1 to 1.6; p=0.2381), and office DBP -0.3 mm Hg (-2.9 to 2.2; p=0.8052). The mean difference between the groups favoured renal denervation for 3-month change in both office and 24-h blood pressure from baseline: 24-h SBP -5.0 mm Hg (95% CI -9. 9 to -0.2; p=0.0414), 24-h DBP -4.4 mm Hg (-7.2 to -1.6; p=0.0024), office SBP -7.7 mm Hg (-14.0 to -1.5; p=0.0155), and office DBP -4.9 mm Hg (-8.5 to -1. 4; p=0.0077). Baseline-adjusted analyses showed similar findings. There were no major adverse events in either group. Interpretation Results from SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED provide biological proof of principle for the blood-pressurelowering efficacy of renal denervation.
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