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NMMC introduces renal denervation procedure to treat high blood pressure

TUPELO — High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the top preventable cause of strokes and heart attacks in the United States, according to Dr. Barry Bertolet, an interventional cardiologist at the ...

New Minimally Invasive Therapy at MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute Reduces Cardiovascular Mortality by Nearly 30% in Patients with Resistant Hypertension

Renal Denervation procedure across its health system, targeting patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure--a therapy shown in clinical trials to reduce major cardiovascular events by 20%, stroke ...
Healio

As real-world renal denervation use begins, an interventionist shares experience, cautions

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two FDA-approved renal denervation systems are now commercially available in the U.S. The devices are approved ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

High blood pressure for millions of Americans could be helped by new one-time procedure

ATLANTA - At 69, Paul Griffin of Newnan has been living with high blood pressure for about 25 years. Diagnosed in his early 40s, Griffin's doctor put him on a drug that, he says, caused some negative ...
Business Wire

MarinHealth Interventional Cardiologists Are First on the West Coast to Perform Symplicity™ Renal Denervation Procedure Outside of a Clinical Trial

GREENBRAE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MarinHealth interventional cardiologists treated the first patient with a revolutionary new renal denervation (RDN) procedure, now offered for patients with poorly ...
Healio

Expectations vs. reality: How low can BP go after renal denervation?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data show renal denervation safely lowers BP, but some question the durability of effect. Experts continue to ...
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Kidney Denervation Controls High Blood Pressure in Patients Resistant to Medications, a Study Shows

Kidney denervation, a procedure where the nerves in renal arteries are burned, may be a future treatment for people whose blood pressure remains high despite medication use. Results from the ...
Healthcare Dive

Renal denervation gets strong backing from cardiologists ahead of Medicare coverage decision

Cardiologists are welcoming the arrival of a new device-based hypertension treatment called renal denervation and asking Medicare to cover the procedure for a large patient population. Doctors, ...
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Medtronic : Data Show Sustained Long-term Blood Pressure Reductions With Renal Denervation Procedure

(RTTNews) - Medtronic plc (MDT) said that SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial data showed sustained long-term blood pressure reductions with its renal denervation procedure. According to the company, patients who ...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Maimonides conducts new renal denervation procedure clinically-proven to lower blood pressure

BOROUGH PARK — AN INNOVATIVE PROCEDURE TO CALM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND KIDNEYS was launched at Maimonides Medical Center this week. Maimonides has become the first hospital in Brooklyn to offer the ...
Medscape

The garden of renal denervation and its tree of knowledge

I am Eve and I am naked and ashamed. I have eaten the fruit of the tree of renal denervation and I now forage fig leaves to hide my embarrassment. How long I've managed hypertension while ...
TCTMD

SPYRAL HTN-ON MED Trial of Renal Denervation Misses Primary Endpoint

CHICAGO, IL—In the expanded SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial, renal denervation with the Symplicity Spyral multielectrode catheter (Medtronic) failed to meet its primary endpoint in terms of blood ...