Transvenous Radiofrequency Ablation of Adrenal Gland: Experimental Study.

Hiroyuki SakakibaraKazumasa SeijiSota OguroKenji MoriKei OmataYuta TezukaYoshikiyo OnoRyo MorimotoTakuya MasudaHisao MiyamotoTakuya HiraoYuki NiwaYohei SuzukiYasutaka BabaFumitoshi SatohKei Takase

Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2022)

A flexible radiofrequency-tip catheter could be inserted successfully into the left adrenal vein. The left adrenal gland was entirely ablated without any thermal damage to surrounding organs. We suggest transvenous adrenal ablation has potential as a therapeutic option for primary aldosteronism.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
oxidative stress
catheter ablation
risk assessment
human health