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.

Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery who were also on blood pressure medications, a multifaceted strategy to try to keep their blood pressure from dropping to a potentially dangerous low level immediately before, during and for up to two days after surgery made no difference in the rates of major cardiovascular events in the 30 days following surgery.

News | Hypertension

Blood Pressure Management Strategy During Surgery Has No Impact on Major Cardiovascular Complications

April 7, 2022 – Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery who were also on blood pressure medications, a ...

April 07, 2022

News | ACC

Esperion Announces Two NEXLETOL Data Presentations at ACC.22

April 4, 2022 – Esperion presented two new analyses from its clinical development program of bempedoic acid (NEXLETOL) ...

April 04, 2022

MedWatch, The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, announced today that Pfizer is recalling Accuretic (quinapril hydrochloride/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets distributed by Pfizer as well as two authorized generics distributed by Greenstone (quinapril HCL and hydrochlorothiazide and quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide) due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-quinapril, above the Acceptable Daily Intake level.

News | Hypertension

FDA Recalls Quinapril Hydrochloride and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets by Pfizer

March 23, 2022 — MedWatch, The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, announced today that Pfizer i ...

March 23, 2022

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Two Elevated Biomarkers Distinguish Blacks with Resistant Hypertension

February 25, 2022 – University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are calling for a wider study of racial differences ...

February 25, 2022

VitalSight was designed to help the 37 million Americans who have uncontrolled Stage 2 hypertension and live every day with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke

News | Remote Monitoring

VitalSight in the U.S., Hypertension Plus in the U.K., Recognized as Outstanding Health Technology at CES 2022

February 8, 2022 — OMRON Healthcare, Inc., the global leader in remote blood pressure monitoring and personal health ...

February 08, 2022

A new study is the first to show that a remote cognitive assessment could help with tracking patients with cardiovascular risk. Getty Images

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Study: Cognitive Assessments Can Help Track Cardio Risk

February 8, 2022 — A new study is the first to show that a remote cognitive assessment could help with tracking patients ...

February 07, 2022

About 57% of the people with high blood pressure achieved normal blood pressure levels after 18 months of the village doctor-led intervention program.Blood Pressure Hypertension. #AHA21

News | Hypertension

Village Doctor-led Intervention Effective in BP Control, Adds Health Care Access Options

November 18, 2021 — Village doctors who were community health workers in rural China were trained and successfully ...

November 18, 2021

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Pacemaker for Hypertension Shows Significant Clinical Impact

November 12, 2021 — Orchestra BioMed Inc. announced multiple presentations of long-term clinical results and ISH ...

November 12, 2021

An illustration of the Recor renal denervation ablation balloon at work in the renal artery.. Renal Denervation Recor RDN ablation balloon #TCT2021

News | Hypertension

Renal Denervation Combined With Medication Can Treat Resistant Hypertension

November 9, 2021 — Six-month outcomes from the randomized RADIANCE-HTN TRIO Trial comparing endovascular ultrasound ...

November 09, 2021

The Orchestra BioMed BackBeat Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy (CNT) system is implanted similar to a pacemaker to stimulate the sympathetic nerves to help reduce blood pressure.

News | EP Lab

Significant and Sustained Reduction in Blood Pressure in MODERATO II Trial Using BackBeat Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy in Crossover Patients

August 3, 2021 — Long-term follow-up data on hypertensive patients from the control group of the MODERATO II study who ...

August 03, 2021

The Record Paradise RDN catheter uses a balloon catheter filled with water to cool the vessel wall as ultrasound-based ablation energy is delivered. It delivers a ring of ablative energy to a depth of 1-6 mm. Kirtane said it requires 2-3 sonications lasting 7 seconds each in each of the main renal arteries. #ACC21 #ACC2021 #RDN

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Renal Denervation Lowers Blood Pressure in Medication-Resistant Hypertension

May 16, 2021 — Two months after undergoing renal denervation (RDN) with the ReCor Paradise renal denervation system ...

May 16, 2021

SoniVie, an Israeli company developing the Therapeutic Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (TIVUS) System to treat a variety of hypertensive disorders, announced that it has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The TIVUS System for renal artery denervation treats resistant hypertension, which is defined as blood pressure that remains above 140/90 mmHg despite use of three antihypertensive medications of different classes at the best tolerated doses.

News | Renal Denervation

FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation for the TIVUS Renal Artery Denervation System

December 9, 2020 — SoniVie, an Israeli company developing the Therapeutic Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (TIVUS) System to ...

December 09, 2020

VitalSight is a HIPAA-compliant, Medicare-reimbursable home blood pressure monitoring solution that generally comes at no cost to the patient, depending on their coverage. The kit typically includes a digital blood pressure monitor with cuff, weight scale and digital medication tracker, as well as a data hub.

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Omron and Mount Sinai Health Collaborate to Monitor High-risk Patient Blood Pressure at Home

July 15, 2020 – Omron Healthcare Inc. and Mount Sinai Health System, New York City’s largest academic medical system ...

July 15, 2020

The Medtronic Symplicity Spyral renal denervation catheter in the renal artery, showing how its four electrodes contact the vessel wall for a single RF energy delivery procedure. By ablating the vessel walls, it props the vessel in a fully open position, allowing the kidneys to better filter the blood and remove excess water in hypertension patients. RDN

News | Renal Denervation

Simplicity Renal Denervation Lowered Blood Pressure Out to 3 Years

June 26, 2020 – New data from the Global SYMPLICITY Registry (GSR) showed that renal denervation (RDN) with the ...

June 26, 2020

News | Hypertension

Childhood Obesity and High Blood Pressure Warn of Future Heart Disease

April 30, 2020 — A large study in adolescents and children, some as young as 3 years of age, shows a link between ...

April 30, 2020