aDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
bDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca
cIRCCS Multimedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy
*Esther de Beus and Rosa de Jager contributed equally to the manuscript.
Correspondence to Peter J. Blankestijn, MD, PhD, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, F03.220, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, the Netherlands. Tel: +31 88 7557329; fax: +31 88 7556283; e-mail: [email protected]
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; CKD, chronic kidney disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MSNA, muscle sympathetic nerve activity; RAAS, renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system; RDN, renal denervation; SNS, sympathetic nervous system
Received 18 December, 2013
Revised 4 February, 2014
Accepted 18 March, 2014
