Poornima Balaji, Michael A Barry, Vu Toan Tran, Simone Marschner, Juntang Lu, Duc Minh Nguyen, Ashraf Mina, Sushil Bandodkar, Shirley Alvarez, Virginia James, John Ronquillo, Winny Varikatt, Pramesh Kovoor, Alistair McEwan, Aravinda Thiagalingam, Stuart P Thomas, Pierre C Qian
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter renal denervation (RDN) has had inconsistent efficacy and concerns for durability of denervation. We aimed to investigate long-term safety and efficacy of transcatheter microwave RDN in vivo in normotensive sheep in comparison to conventional radiofrequency ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Sheep underwent bilateral RDN, receiving 1 to 2 microwave ablations (maximum power of 80-120 W for 240 s-480 s) and 12 to 16 radiofrequency ablations (180 s-240 s) in the main renal artery in a paired fashion, alternating the side of treatment, euthanized at 2 weeks (acute N=15) or 5...
April 25, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association