A device that uses ultrasound to calm overactive nerves in the kidneys may be able to help some people get their blood pressure under control.
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A team of researchers from Germany, the U.S. and Japan has found via a three-year trial that the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED renal denervation procedure reduced the blood pressure of volunteers in the trial. In their paper published ...
An operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to significantly reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to the results of a clinical trial led in the UK by Queen Mary University ...
May 23, 2018
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An experimental therapy that was once hailed as a possible cure for people whose high blood pressure does not respond to medication, has been shown to be ineffective, a US study said Saturday.
Mar 29, 2014
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A new system that uses dehydrated alcohol to deactivate certain nerves surrounding the kidneys' arteries in order to control high blood pressure met its primary endpoint—lowering blood pressure at three months as measured ...
Apr 8, 2024
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High blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Diseases associated with high blood pressure are the most common cause of death worldwide. Antihypertensive drugs are among the most frequently ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Hypertension remains poorly controlled worldwide and is becoming more common. Lifestyle changes and blood pressure-reducing drugs are the mainstays of therapy for hypertension, but despite widespread availability of these ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney produced a clinically meaningful drop in blood pressure in people whose hypertension did not respond to a triple cocktail of medications, reports a new study ...
May 16, 2021
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A one-off operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to maintain reduced blood pressure in hypertension patients for at least six months, according to the results of a clinical trial led in the ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Renal denervation lowers blood pressure in hypertensive patients not taking medication, according to late-breaking results from the SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED study presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress and published ...
Aug 28, 2017
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