Myth busters – Truth or myth? Facts and data about renal denervation

Sponsored by Medtronic

Chairperson: K. Tsioufis
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Summary

Consult this session to learn more about the fundamentals of radio-frequency ablation, the factors that may affect responders to renal denervation and the advancement of the renal denervation procedure.

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the fundamentals of radio-frequency ablation
  • To know the factors that may affect responders to renal denervation
  • To recognise the advancement of the renal denervation procedure

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Session objectives
  • Preclinical evidence about renal denervation's mechanism of action: truth or myth – Renal denervation's effect is primarily afferently mediated
  • Renal denervation response and affecting factors: truth or myth – Patients with isolated hypertension should not get renal denervation
  • Anatomical implications for the procedure: truth or myth – Renal nerves are distributed uniformly within the adventitia throughout the length of...
  • Mechanisms of radio-frequency ablation: truth or myth – Safe and successful denervation is as simple as measuring ablation depth
  • Session evaluation and key learnings