Patient Selection & Access - Blood Pressure Procedure

Patient selection and access

The Symplicity™ procedure — which uses the Symplicity Spyral™ renal denervation system — provides another treatment option for patients struggling with hypertension. Read on to understand which patients might benefit from this procedure, how to explain it to them, and how to help them access care. Also be sure to sign up for email updates.

Patient selection consideration

When thinking about which of your hypertension patients could benefit from the Symplicity™ procedure, consider those who:

Have uncontrolled hypertension

Consider patients where lifestyle modifications and antihypertensive medications haven’t adequately controlled blood pressure.

Are willing to undergo an interventional procedure

Consider patients who opt for the Symplicity™ procedure following shared decision-making and an attempt at lifestyle modifications and medical therapy.

30% of patients

would be willing to consider an interventional approach to manage hypertension versus an additional medication.^1,2(N = 400)

What patients can expect following the procedure

Patients on one or more antihypertensive medications who underwent the Symplicity™ procedure as a complementary treatment (N = 199) experienced the following reductions in office systolic blood pressure at six months^3,4:

More than 61% of patients responded with a reduction greater than 5 mmHg.
More than 51% of patients responded with a reduction greater than 10 mmHg.
More than 37% of patients responded with a reduction greater than 15 mmHg.
More than 24% of patients responded with a reduction greater than 20 mmHg.

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Results may vary.

as many patients vs. sham were able to get their blood pressure under control (less than 140 mmHg) at 6 months.³

(20% RDN vs. 6% sham,
p = 0.001)

Helping your patients access care

If you think you‘ve identified a potential patient for the Symplicity™ procedure, first review the benefits and risks with them. Use the following resources to support discussions with your patients and help them understand the procedure:

Find a specialist.

Find physicians who have demonstrated sufficient experience with the Symplicity Spyral™ system used during the Symplicity™ procedure.

Find a specialist

Learn more about the Symplicity™ procedure.

Symplicity™ blood pressure procedure referrer brochure (open in new window)

Download this brochure, intended for referring physicians and other healthcare providers, to understand how the Symplicity™ procedure works and potential benefits to this complementary treatment option.

CLINICAL EVIDENCE PDF 3 MB

Establish a Symplicity™ RDN program.

Understand the suggested framework needed to incorporate the procedure into your practice.

See the framework

Understand coverage.

Use our coding, coverage, and payment resources to help navigate the reimbursement process.

Download resources