11-19-2010, 05:11 AM
The treatment uses radio waves to zap nerves near the kidneys that fuel high blood pressure. It is done through a tube pushed into a blood vessel in the groin, much like the angioplasty procedures for opening clogged heart arteries.
In a study of about 100 people, the top number of the blood pressure reading fell an average of 33 points among those who had the treatment. Doctors say that is much better than the less-than-10-point drop that many drugs give. The new treatment damages certain nerves and cause key arteries to permanently relax.
Read more: Zap nerves for just one hr, be free of high BP forever - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/...z15hbdN1qV
In a study of about 100 people, the top number of the blood pressure reading fell an average of 33 points among those who had the treatment. Doctors say that is much better than the less-than-10-point drop that many drugs give. The new treatment damages certain nerves and cause key arteries to permanently relax.
Read more: Zap nerves for just one hr, be free of high BP forever - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/...z15hbdN1qV