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 methods of treating a patient having hypertension comprising advancing a catheter into a deep ulnar vein or an artery, wherein the catheter comprises an electrode. The methods further comprise forming a fistula between the deep ulnar vein and the artery with the electrode to reduc...

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Hauptverfasser: MESTER, Dana R, BERMAN, Adam L, JELICH, Damian A, PATE, Thomas D, COHN, William E, TETZLAFF, Philip M
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Sprache:eng
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
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IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:Described here are methods of treating a patient having hypertension comprising advancing a catheter into a deep ulnar vein or an artery, wherein the catheter comprises an electrode. The methods further comprise forming a fistula between the deep ulnar vein and the artery with the electrode to reduce a blood pressure of the patient.