New results from a clinical trial testing a novel ultrasound therapy for hypertension show the experimental treatment can deliver clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure. The treatment is ...

kidney cross section The role of renal denervation in hypertension treatment still needs to be determined. Ultrasound renal denervation lowers systolic blood pressure in patients with mild to moderate ...

A version of this article was published by HCPLive®. This version has been lightly edited. The FDA has approved the Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation (uRDN) system for the treatment of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An FDA panel voted that for adults with uncontrolled hypertension, the benefits of an ultrasound renal ...

Ablating the sympathetic nerves in accessory renal arteries might help enhance the blood pressure-lowering effects of renal denervation, a study of tissues from human cadavers suggests. Though ...

BOSTON, MA—Ultrasound-based renal denervation with the Paradise system (ReCor Medical) significantly reduces blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension who are not on antihypertensive ...

Clinical ultrasound is invaluable for detecting atherosclerosis. However, methods to assess vascular areas with atheromatous plaques and their extent remain inconsistent and lack standardisation. To ...

The technology that many skeptics had previously given up on is now covered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS this week released the final national coverage determination (NCD ...

A CT angiogram can provide detailed imagery of the blood vessels that go into the kidneys to help diagnose renal artery stenosis. (Photo Credit: ZEPHYR/Science Source) Most of the time, renal artery ...