Key kidney sensor that helps control fluid balance identified

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

Blood-pressure discovery opens door to new hypertension, kidney disease treatments

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have obtained important new insights into how our bodies regulate our ...
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Symplicity Spyral Renal Denervation System Approved for Hypertension Treatment

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 ...
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New blood pressure treatment guidelines add recommendations for renal denervation

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 ...
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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 ...
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Recor Medical and Otsuka Medical Devices Announce First FDA-Approved Renal Denervation System for the Treatment of Hypertension

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recor Medical, Inc. (“Recor”) and its parent company, Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Medical Devices”) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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Medtronic claims long-sought renal denervation approval from FDA for its Symplicity Spyral blood pressure treatment

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 ...