Radio waves, can help lower blood pressure

Researchers at the Institute of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Baker IDI in Melbourne, Australia has achieved great success with a small device uses radio waves to lower blood pressure.

It is estimated that 1/4 of the population of Australia have high blood pressure, while half did not respond positively to treatment with existing drugs.


The research group tested a new method to lower blood pressure without medication. Join this international trial with 106 patients with high blood pressure living in Australia and Europe.

The researchers inserted a small catheter into an artery in the thigh of each patient, then continue this tube into a renal arteries close. Then they use radio waves with low intensity to heat and "off" some special nerves play a role in increasing blood pressure. This process takes place in just 45 minutes.

Professor Markus Schlaich Research Institute said on the new method can significantly reduce blood pressure and sustained. He claimed that although the test is only applicable to patients with high blood pressure do not respond positively to the existing drugs, but sooner or later, the therapy will also be applied to all patients respond positive with antihypertensive drugs normally.

He Schlaich specify: "If we apply this technology to the patient only uses one or two drugs to lower blood pressure, then surely they can escape dependence on drugs that just applies whether This, their blood pressure can be controlled. "

The treatment of high blood pressure in the future may not need to use medication because of this new technology. Professor Schlaich said that this therapy will be applied in the clinical examination and treatment next year. /