Renal denervation: ultima ratio or standard in treatment-resistant hypertension
A Persu, J Renkin, L Thijs, JA Staessen - Hypertension, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
A Persu, J Renkin, L Thijs, JA Staessen
Hypertension, 2012•Am Heart AssocThe term “ultima ratio” has multiple, though related, meanings. The motto “ultima ratio
regum,” cast on the cannons of the French army of King Louis XIV, meant that war is the last
argument of kings, that is, the one to be used after all diplomatic arguments have failed.
Along similar lines, we propose that, given the current evidence, renal denervation should
be used as a last resort, after state-ofthe-art drug treatment optimized at expert centers failed
to control blood pressure.
regum,” cast on the cannons of the French army of King Louis XIV, meant that war is the last
argument of kings, that is, the one to be used after all diplomatic arguments have failed.
Along similar lines, we propose that, given the current evidence, renal denervation should
be used as a last resort, after state-ofthe-art drug treatment optimized at expert centers failed
to control blood pressure.
The term “ultima ratio” has multiple, though related, meanings. The motto “ultima ratio regum,” cast on the cannons of the French army of King Louis XIV, meant that war is the last argument of kings, that is, the one to be used after all diplomatic arguments have failed. Along similar lines, we propose that, given the current evidence, renal denervation should be used as a last resort, after state-ofthe-art drug treatment optimized at expert centers failed to control blood pressure.
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