Ott Christian, Mahfoud Felix, Schmid Axel, Toennes Stefan W, Ewen Sebastian, Ditting Tilmann, Veelken Roland, Ukena Christian, Uder Michael, Böhm Michael, Schmieder Roland E
aDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen bKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar cDepartment of Radiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen dDepartment of Forensic Toxicology, Institute of Legal Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
J Hypertens. 2015 Jun;33(6):1261-6. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000556.
Arterial hypertension and increased sympathetic activity are underlying pathogenetic mechanisms of the progressive loss of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Meta-analyses have shown that impaired renal function is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. We hypothesized that renal denervation (RDN) decreases the decline of renal function in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 and treatment-resistant hypertension.
We performed an observational study of 27 patients with CKD stages 3 and 4, office blood pressure (BP) ≥ 140/90 mmHg, while on at least three antihypertensive drug classes including diuretic, and diagnosis confirmed by 24-h ambulatory BP measurement ≥ 130/80 mmHg. All patients underwent catheter-based RDN using the Symplicity Flex RDN System (Medtronic Inc., Santa Rosa, California, USA). Renal function was evaluated for up to 3 years prior and 1 year after RDN. The change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated by regression slope individually for each patient before and after RDN. The study was registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (ID: NCT01442883).
Mean baseline BP was 156 ± 12/82 ± 13 mmHg, despite treatment with 6.2 ± 1.1 antihypertensive drugs. One year after RDN, office BP was reduced by 20 ± 20 (P < 0.001)/8 ± 14 mmHg (P = 0.005) and average 24-h ambulatory BP by 9 ± 14 (P = 0.009)/4 ± 7 mmHg (P = 0.019). Before RDN, eGFR declined by -4.8 ± 3.8 ml/min per 1.73 m per year, and after RDN eGFR improved by +1.5 ± 10 ml/min per 1.73 m at 12 months (P = 0.009).
Our observational pilot study in patients with CKD stages 3 and 4 indicates that treatment of hypertension with RDN decreases BP and slows or even halts the decline of renal function.
动脉高血压和交感神经活动增强是慢性肾脏病(CKD)患者肾功能进行性丧失的潜在发病机制。荟萃分析表明,肾功能受损是一个独立的心血管危险因素。我们假设,肾去神经支配(RDN)可减缓3期和4期CKD且伴有难治性高血压患者的肾功能下降。
我们对27例3期和4期CKD患者进行了一项观察性研究,这些患者诊室血压(BP)≥140/90 mmHg,正在使用至少三种抗高血压药物,包括利尿剂,且经24小时动态血压测量确诊血压≥130/80 mmHg。所有患者均使用Symplicity Flex RDN系统(美敦力公司,美国加利福尼亚州圣罗莎)接受基于导管的RDN。在RDN术前3年及术后1年评估肾功能。通过回归斜率分别计算每位患者RDN术前和术后的估计肾小球滤过率(eGFR)变化。该研究已在http://www.clinicaltrials.gov注册(编号:NCT01442883)。
尽管使用了6.2±1.1种抗高血压药物治疗,平均基线血压仍为156±12/82±13 mmHg。RDN术后1年,诊室血压降低了20±20(P<0.001)/8±14 mmHg(P=0.005),24小时平均动态血压降低了9±14(P=0.009)/4±7 mmHg(P=0.019)。RDN术前,eGFR每年下降-4.8±3.8 ml/min/1.73 m²,RDN术后12个月,eGFR改善了+1.5±10 ml/min/1.73 m²(P=0.009)。
我们对3期和4期CKD患者进行的观察性初步研究表明,采用RDN治疗高血压可降低血压,并减缓甚至阻止肾功能下降。