1. (RENEWAL-EXERCISE trial) The investigators hypothesize that the increased sympathetic nervous system activation that is associated with resistant hypertension is a major contributor in the pathogenesis of exercise diastolic dysfunction and that modulation of the sympathetic nervous system activity with radiofrequency ablation of the renal artery sympathetic nerve fibers delivered via a treatment catheter, will have a significant effect on the diastolic function that is beyond BP-lowering effect. 2. (RENEWAL-REGRESSION trial) The major cause of mortality and morbidity in hypertension is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. the significant decrease in the sympathetic nervous system activation after renal sympathetic denervation will contribute to regression over and beyond it's effect of blood pressure reduction. 3. (RENEWAL-PREDICT trial) No data exists regarding the tests or methods predicting the successful renal denervation causing the effective reduction of BP. For these, the investigators sought to perform the new tests such as adenosine infusion test during procedure and skin sympathetic activity measurement before and immediate post-procedure (detailed explanation provided in section of Methods) and then evaluate the association between these tests and reduction of BP following procedures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
Renal denervation will be performed via common femoral artery with standard endovascular technique and simplicity catheter
Continue hypertensive medication
Severance hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Change in coronary atheroma
Evaluation of the change in coronary atheroma (change in percent atheroma volume (PAV) and the change in nominal atheroma volume in the 10-mm subsegment with the greatest disease severity at baseline), analyzed by an IVUS, between baseline and 2-year IVUS in the patients with CAD) for RENEWAL-REGRESS trial
Time frame: change in coronary atheroma for 24 months after renal denervation
Reduction of peak exercise E/E prime
Reduction of peak exercise E/E prime at 6 month follow up for RENEWAL-EXERCISE trial
Time frame: Peak exercise E/E prime from 6 and 12 months after renal denervation
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