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Article: New Implantable Device Designed to Lower High Blood Pressure May Offer Hope for Millions of Patients.
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- Business Wire
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- April 28, 2008
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Early Hypertension Clinical Trial Results Show Significant Reduction in High Blood Pressure
May - Hypertension Awareness Month - Recognizes High Blood Pressure as a Top Risk Factor for Stroke, Heart and Kidney Disease
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WHAT: May is Hypertension Awareness Month, and a new device for high blood pressure now in clinical trials is showing promise for treating U.S. hypertension (high blood pressure) patients whose condition is not controlled by drugs. Rheos([R]) Hypertension (HT) Therapy is the only implantable device designed to lower high blood pressure. It uses the body's natural blood pressure sensor (the baroreflex) to reduce blood ...