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. 2014 Jan 29;2014(1):94–98. doi: 10.5339/gcsp.2014.15

Table 1.

Key inclusion and exclusion criteria of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial.

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.