Effects of renal denervation on 24-h heart rate and heart rate variability in resistant hypertension

Ukena, Christian; Seidel, Tobias; Rizas, Konstantinos; Scarsi, Davide; Millenaar, Dominic; Ewen, Sebastian; Bauer, Axel; Mahfoud, Felix und Boehm, Michael (2020): Effects of renal denervation on 24-h heart rate and heart rate variability in resistant hypertension. In: Clinical Research in Cardiology, Bd. 109, Nr. 5: S. 581-588

Abstract

Background: Catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) can reduce sympathetic activity and blood pressure (BP) in patients with hypertension. The present study aimed at investigating the effects of RDN on heart rate (HR), number of premature captions, and heart rate variability (HRV). Methods: A total of 105 patients (67% male, age 63.5 +/- 10 years) with resistant hypertension (BP 169 +/- 22/89 +/- 14 mmHg) underwent bilateral RDN using a radiofrequency catheter (Symplicity Flex, Medtronic). 24-h Holter monitoring was performed at baseline and after 6 months. Besides HR profile, the number of premature atrial (PAC) and ventricular captions (PVC), time and frequency domain-based HRV were analyzed. Data are presented as mean +/- standard deviation or median (interquartile range). Results: Office systolic and diastolic BP were reduced after RDN by 21.8 +/- 25.2 mmHg and 8 +/- 18.7 mmHg (p < 0.001 for both), respectively. Twenty-eight (27%) patients had a reduction of < 10 mmHg in systolic BP. At baseline, mean 24-h HR was 65.7 +/- 9.9 bpm. The prevalence of PAC [median 1.2 (0.3-6.2)] and PVC [median 1.2 (0.1-13.9)] was low and values of HRV were within normal limits and not different between responders and non-responders. After 6 months, patients with a baseline HR > 72 min had a significant reduction in HR by 2.3 +/- 7.1 bpm. Parameters of HRV did not significantly change during follow-up. In patients with >= 6 PAC per hour at baseline, a significant median reduction of - 12.4 (- 37.4 to - 2.3) PAC after 6 months was documented (p = 0.002), which occurred independently from BP effects. The number of PVC was not significantly altered after RDN. Conclusion In patients with resistant hypertension and elevated HR or high burden of PACs, RDN was associated with a reduction of HR and number of PAC. Parameters of HRV were not changed after RDN nor were predictive of response to RDN.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1861-0684
• Sprache: Englisch