Safety and efficacy of saline infusion for optical coherence tomography evaluation of vascular lesion induced by renal nerve ablation

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):5024-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.167. Epub 2013 Jul 26.

Authors

Gioel Gabrio Secco¹, Antonio Micari, Giuseppe Vadalà, Sebastiano Lanteri, Rosario Parisi, Rossella Fattori, Alberto Cremonesi, Thomas Zeller, Fausto Catriota

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy; Interventional Cardiology, San Salvatore Hospital, Pesaro, Italy. Electronic address: gioel.gabrio.secco@gmail.com.

PMID: 23932864
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.167

No abstract available

Keywords: Optical coherence tomography; Renal denervation; Renal nerve ablation; Resistant hypertension.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Catheter Ablation / methods*
Denervation / methods*
Humans
Hypertension, Renovascular / surgery*
Radio Waves
Sodium Chloride / administration & dosage*
Tomography, Optical Coherence*

Substances

Sodium Chloride