Table 1.
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
Office SBP ≥ 160 mmHg on two clinic visits two weeks apart | Ineligible renal artery anatomy (main renal artery < 4 mm or with < 20 mm treatable length; multiple renal arteries; renal artery stenosis (>50%), previous renal artery intervention) |
On stable maximally tolerated doses of 3 or more antihypertensive medications including a diuretic | eGFR < 45 ml/min/1.73 m2 |
24hr ABPM SBP < 135 mmHg | |
Symptomatic postural hypotension | |
Other conditions (including primary pulmonary hypertension, type 1 diabetes, severe valve stenosis, acute coronary syndrome or stroke in last 6 months) |
SBP – systolic blood pressure; eGFR – estimated glomerular filtration rate; ABPM – ambulatory blood pressure monitor.