Kim Allan Williams, Sr., M.D., chief of the Division of Cardiology and...
Hypertension
This page includes news and new technology on hypertension. The condition is caused by abnormally high blood pressure that causes excess force and pressure of the blood against the artery walls. Long-term, this can cause damage the vessels and contributes to heart disease. Therapies include antihypertensive medications such as diuretics and renal denervation therapy.
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ReCor Medical announced that the RADIANCE-HTN SOLO study met its primary efficacy endpoint and demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in blood pressure in hypertensive patients. In...
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At the 2018 EuroPCR Annual Meeting in Paris, Medtronic announced first-ever-data from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED Study. Initial study results found statistically significant and clinically important...
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Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin an investigational device exemption (IDE) pivotal trial to evaluate the Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system...
News | Hypertension | November 13, 2018
November 13, 2018 — Black adults experience dangerous spikes in high blood pressure, called a...
News | Hypertension | October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018 — Blood pressure readings of 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or higher...
A series of procedural images of a pulmonary artery denervation for CpcPH from the PADN-5 trial.
News | Hypertension | October 04, 2018
October 4, 2018 — Pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) is associated with significant improvements in hemodynamic and...
News | Hypertension | October 02, 2018
October 2, 2018 — Two-year results of the Moderato I Study demonstrated immediate, substantial and sustained...
News | Pharmaceuticals | August 27, 2018
August 27, 2018 — Blood pressure and cholesterol-lowering...
News | Cardiac Diagnostics | August 03, 2018
August 3, 2018 — Even as a young adult, being overweight may cause...
News | Hypertension | July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018 — Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are...
News | Hypertension | July 05, 2018
July 5, 2018 — Physician practices now have access to new resources to improve their standard of quality care for...
News | Mobile Devices | June 13, 2018
June 13, 2018 — Medication management platform Medisafe released data showing that, on average,...
News | Renal Denervation | May 30, 2018
May 31, 2018 – ReCor Medical announced that the RADIANCE-HTN SOLO...
An example of renal denervation therapy being delivered. A catheter is inserted into the renal artery to ablate the nerves in the vessel wall that regulate vasoconstriction. This leaves the vessel permanently in the widest open position to allow greater blood flow to the kidneys.
Feature | Renal Denervation | May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018 — Despite the best efforts of clinicians to manage hypertension, it continues to increase and is now...
News | Renal Denervation | May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018 – At the 2018 EuroPCR Annual Meeting in Paris, Medtronic announced first-ever-data from the SPYRAL HTN-...
News | Renal Denervation | April 16, 2018
April 16, 2018 — Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin an...
News | Hypertension | April 05, 2018
April 5, 2018 — YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are combining efforts to help more...
