Extended Renal Artery Denervation Is Associated with Artery Wall Lesions and Acute Systemic and Pulmonary Hemodynamic Changes: A Sham-Controlled Experimental Study

Table 1

Angiographic characteristics of renal arteries and number of RF ablation points in each animal.

Animal #	Group	Main RA diameter (mm)	RA branch diameter (mm)	Number of ablation points
1	RDN	4.1	2.9	22
2	RDN	3.7	2.8	23
3	SHAM	4.0	2.9	—
4	RDN	3.3	2.3	16
5	SHAM	3.7	2.6	—
6	RDN	3.6	3.3	22
7	RDN	3.9	2.8	22
8	SHAM	3.9	2.7	—
9	RDN	4.9	3.8	23
10	SHAM	3.6	2.4	—
11	SHAM	4.2	2.8	—
12	RDN	4.2	2.5	18
13	SHAM	3.9	2.8	—
	Total