SCAI 2026 Building and Sustaining Your RDN Program-Designing a Comprehensive Academic-Based Hypertension Program, Dr. Tehrani

Designing a Comprehensive Academic-Based Hypertension Program, Dr. Tehrani

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The speaker emphasized that hypertension is a major, multifactorial public health problem, with resistant hypertension affecting millions and causing significant cardiovascular, renal, and mortality risk. Blood pressure control, lifestyle changes, and renal denervation (RDN) were presented as key treatment pillars. RDN is described as safe, effective, durable, and now supported by updated guidelines. However, clinical trials have left gaps for real-world patients, especially women, minorities, and those with CKD or heart failure. The speaker advocated building multidisciplinary hypertension centers of excellence, using referrals, EMR pathways, shared decision-making, and rigorous data collection to expand RDN care and improve outcomes.

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Keywords

hypertension

resistant hypertension

renal denervation

cardiovascular risk

multidisciplinary hypertension centers