This pilot study suggests that periadventitial cryoablation during open surgery can be used in the study of renal denervation in humans, as it had no complications in five patients in this study. The effectiveness of cryoablation for treating hypertension should be proven in a phase II clinical trial.
Eugene I. CrossleyF. O. WATERS
James S. TaylorJohn D. DietzAndrew A. RandallSeungkwan Hong