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Millions of Patients May Find Hope in a New Implantable Device Designed to Lower High Blood Pressure in Drug Resistant Hypertension Patients.
May - Hypertension Awareness Month - Recognizes High Blood Pressure as a Top Risk Factor for Stroke, Heart and Kidney Disease
MINNEAPOLIS -- May is Hypertension Awareness Month, and a new device in high blood pressure 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 an implantable device designed to lower high blood pressure - the number one risk factor for stroke, heart and kidney disease.
"The Rheos Device is an innovative treatment approach for patients unable to control their high blood pressure with conventional medications," said Nadim Yared, CVRx president and CEO. "The Rheos system is designed to reduce patients' blood pressure by utilizing the body's own mechanisms."
The device may help patients who do not respond to drugs or are unable to maintain complex medication regimens. The Rheos System is currently in a pivotal clinical trial, and data will be used to support an application for marketing clearance to the Food and Drug Administration. The device has received CE Mark approval in Europe.
David Kessel, one of the first patients to receive a Rheos implant in a previous high blood pressure clinical trial, began experiencing hypertension when he was a teenager. "Before being outfitted with the Rheos device, I took 17 prescription pills a day and experienced few improvements," said Kessel. "My quality of life, and ability to be more active with my family, has improved dramatically since I received the Rheos device. I now take only one pill a day and have more energy to play with my kids and do the things that I wasn't able to before."
Recently published abstract results from an early Rheos high blood pressure clinical trial published in the Journal of Hypertension showed a significant decrease in blood pressure with the Rheos System at 12 months. One-year results from 13 patients showed a 39 mmHg average decrease in systolic blood pressure and a 26 mmHg average decrease in diastolic blood pressure.
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