Methods for treating hypertension and reducing blood pressure with formation of fistula

Methods for treating hypertension and reducing blood pressure with formation of fistula

Described here are devices and methods for treating hypertension by forming a fistula between two blood vessels to reduce blood pressure of a patient. The fistula may be formed using a catheter having an electrode that is placed in a first blood vessel. In some instances, a desired amount of blood p...

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Hauptverfasser: Jelich, Damian A, Mester, Dana R, Pate, Thomas D, Cohn, William E, Berman, Adam L, Tetzlaff, Philip M
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:Described here are devices and methods for treating hypertension by forming a fistula between two blood vessels to reduce blood pressure of a patient. The fistula may be formed using a catheter having an electrode that is placed in a first blood vessel. In some instances, a desired amount of blood pressure is determined. In other instances, the hypertension is drug resistant hypertension.