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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauran Neergaard

Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. There's a new option for tough cases

Be Well-Blood Pressure - (Copyrighted: MGH PHOTOGRAPHY 2024)

Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity’s dangerously high blood pressure — until they zapped away some nerves on his kidneys.

If that sounds weird, well, kidneys help regulate blood pressure in part through signals from certain nerves. The new treatment disrupts overactive renal nerves.

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