Previous studies have shown that renal denervation in a 3-year period, reduced the blood pressure in resistant hypertensive patients in a sustained and meaningful way. The aim of this study was to evaluate this therapy in a larger number of patients with the control group receiving “sham” (renal angiography conscious sedation) procedure. Patients and the…

The aim of this study was to compare percutaneous aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the self-expanding Valve Core with conventional surgery in patients at high surgical risk. Patients with a valve area < 0.8 cm2 , valvular index ≤ 0.5 cm2 , a mean gradient of  > 40 mmHg or peak speeds above 4m /s…