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. 

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March 3, 2010 – Pharmaceutical companies will struggle to profit from the cardiovascular disease (CVD) market over ...

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Primarily used in the hospital setting, NATRECOR (nesiritide) is used intravenously in patients who have acutely ...

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January 21, 2010 – A new minimally invasive therapy using radiofrequency ablation to short-circuit nerves in the ...

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January 21, 2010 - A recent study found generic epoprostenol is a safe and effective therapy alternative to brand ...

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January 11, 2010 – A hypertension drug using a combination of telmisartan/amlodipine, which requires less ...

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November 23, 2009 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nov. 20 approved Revatio (sildenafil) Injection ...

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October 15, 2009 – A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) demonstrates that, for ...

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February 27, 2008 - The Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare and EMC Corp. will study how EMC ...

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June 21, 2007 - Exforge, a single-tablet combination of two of the most prescribed high blood pressure medicines ...

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An implantable technology to control high blood pressure in patients not responding to available medicines has ...

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Our anesthesia department was searching for a more accurate means of assessing volume status and predicting the ...

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