M Lobo, M Saxena, P A Sobotka, C Ott, E Dolan, J Foran, S S Furniss, J Cockcroft, M Van Der Giet, J Hoyer, A Januszewicz, G A Ng, B Rensing, B Scott, D Schoors, A Stanton, N Sulke, C Tsioufis, A Witkowski, R E Schmieder
OBJECTIVE: Creation of a central iliac arteriovenous (AV) anastomosis using a novel nitinol coupler device results in an immediate, significant reduction of blood pressure (BP). We present efficacy and safety findings at 12 months post coupler insertion, extending the initial 6 month primary endpoint report (Lancet 2015). DESIGN AND METHOD: This open-label, multicentre, prospective, randomised trial, enrolled patients with a baseline office systolic blood pressure (SBP) >140 mmHg, average daytime ambulatory SBP > 135 mmHg, and ambulatory diastolic blood pressure (DBP) > 85 mmHg...
September 2016: Journal of Hypertension