November 17, 2014 — VIVA Physicians, a not-for-profit organization in the field of vascular medicine and intervention ...
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 diurestics and renal denervation therapy.
October 8, 2014 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced 12-month outcome data from the EnligHTN III study, which demonstrated ...
October 08, 2014
September 2, 2014 — Boston Scientific has released the primary endpoint results from its NEural Cardiac TherApy foR ...
September 02, 2014
September 2, 2014 — Renal denervation reduces recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) when performed with pulmonary vein ...
September 02, 2014
August 28, 2014 — Renal artery stenting to open blockages in the kidney arteries may benefit patients who have ...
August 28, 2014August 26, 2014 — The mantra for treatment for high blood pressure has been "the lower, the better," but that goal can ...
August 26, 2014
Peter G. Maxim, Ph.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology at Stanford University, discusses stereotactic ...
July 30, 2014July 28, 2014 — Robert Smith, a cardiologist at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., released ...
July 28, 2014June 2, 2014 — June St. Jude Medical Inc. announced preliminary results from the EnligHTN III clinical study, which ...
June 02, 2014
May 21, 2014 — Patients with hypertension after renal artery stenting who do not respond to drug treatment may have ...
May 21, 2014
May 19, 2014 — Six independent studies published within the past 10 years have shown a link between whole body vibration ...
May 19, 2014
April 28, 2014 — Cardiosonic Ltd. announced CE marking of its TIVUS (therapeutic intravascular ultrasound) ablative ...
April 28, 2014By Dave Fornell
The biggest news item from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 63rd Annual Scientific Session ...
April 08, 2014
Feature | Hypertension | Dave Fornell
A major disappointment earlier this year was the announcement by Medtronic that its renal denervation system failed to ...
April 04, 2014
A major disappointment earlier this year was the announcement by Medtronic that its renal denervation system failed to ...
April 03, 2014