News: High Blood Pressure

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins

5.18.12

This week's topics include stress testing after heart procedures, coffee and mortality, air pollution and markers of inflammation, and laxative-free colonoscopy.

Nerve Ablation Safely Lowers BP in CKD

5.18.12

Catheter-based renal nerve ablation helps lower resistant hypertension, but now researchers have found that it works as well in those with chronic kidney disease, a pilot study showed.

Bigger BP Drop Goal for Renal Denervation

5.18.12

PARIS -- More dramatic blood pressure reductions may be on the horizon for patients with resistant hypertension given the phalanx of renal denervation systems under development.

Heart Is Focus for Hypertension Meeting

5.18.12

NEW YORK CITY -- Hypertension specialists will take a closer look at the connection between high blood pressure and the cardiovascular system at this year's meeting of the American Society of Hypertension here, according to the chair of the scientific program committee.

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