A new study has identified a critical "pressure sensor" inside the kidney that helps the body control blood pressure and ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have obtained important new insights into how our bodies regulate our ...

In an update to their guidelines for treating high blood pressure, a group of cardiovascular medical societies has included a new recommendation for adding renal denervation procedures as an option ...

Credit: Medtronic. The Simplicity Spyral RDN system is designed to lower BP by delivering radiofrequency energy through the wall of the renal artery to denervate the kidney from sympathetic nerve ...

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 ...

A significant number of the sickest coronavirus patients have kidney problems, complicating their treatment and hurting their chances of survival. Exactly how the virus affects the kidneys — which ...

It’s game on in the field of renal denervation, with Medtronic claiming the second FDA green light this month for a procedure to treat drug-resistant high blood pressure—a market its developers expect ...

Scientists have converted the blood type of a donor kidney and transplanted the organ into a person. The procedure — the first of its kind — could improve access to donor organs, specialists say, ...