BOSTON – One out of every two adults will develop high blood pressure, which can lead to a host of problems including heart disease, stroke, and blindness. Many patients either can't or won't take ...
People with treatment-resistant hypertension could benefit from a new procedure that the FDA recently approved. The minimally invasive procedure targets nerves near the kidneys to help control high ...
Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, and many don't know it. For some, lifestyle changes can help, while others may require medications — but many of these come with side ...
A Central Texas woman is taking back her life by controlling a health issue that affects millions of Americans. According to the American Heart Association, about 30 million Americans have resistant ...
TUPELO — High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the top preventable cause of strokes and heart attacks in the United States, according to Dr. Barry Bertolet, an interventional cardiologist at the ...
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - For the past year and a half, two doctors with Tyler Cardiovascular Consultants under UT Health East Texas have been performing a procedure to help lower blood pressure in ...
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 ...
When you think high blood pressure, you probably think heart, but maybe you also should think kidney. A new FDA-approved treatment for high blood pressure targeting the nerves of the kidneys has been ...
Could a simple surgical procedure -- renal denervation -- help control your blood pressure? Perhaps, say experts, but so far it is typically only for use alongside blood pressure medications. Renal ...