Catheter-Based Radiofrequency Renal Sympathetic Denervation Decreases Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Dogs

Table 2

Changes in levels of norepinephrine (NE) and angiotensin II (AngII) in experimental dogs (control group (), sham-operated group (), and RDN group ()).

Group	NE (pg/ml)	AngII (pg/ml)	Myocardial NE (pg/mg)	Myocardial AngII (pg/mg)
Control group
Baseline
Preprocedure
6 months
Sham-operated group
Baseline
Preprocedure	^ab	^ab
6 months	^ab	^ab	^b	^b
RDN group
Baseline
Preprocedure	^ab	^ab
6 months	^acd	^acd	^c	^c

^aCompared with baseline, . ^bCompared with the control group, . ^cCompared with the sham-operated group, . ^dCompared with preprocedure, .