British scientists have conducted successful clinical trials of a revolutionary miniature device that will implanted in the human body, and regulate blood pressure.
Article with the corresponding results published in the prestigious medical journal Lancet.
Scientists tested invention 83 patients. Device is the size of a pin and is implanted in the groin area.
After implantation in experimental felt a momentary drop in blood pressure. But things are not so rosy: in 30% of patients had swollen processes in the region where the device was implanted.
Doctors believe that patients whose blood pressure medication can not be (and there are plenty) The invention will be a real boon.
The device, called «coupler», was invented by the company ROX Medical in California. The principle of its action lies in the creation of a cavity between the artery and vein in the upper thigh area, which in turn makes it possible to reduce the resistance of the passage of blood and reduces blood pressure.
Professor Tom MacDonald, president of the British Hypertension Society and Professor Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Dundee, say that the invention can dramatically change the treatment of hypertension.
« This is a potentially very significant advances in the treatment of hypertension, – he said. – It is not without problems, but the advantage of this method is that it can be used in cases where people already take drugs in addition, its effects are readily reversible unsuccessful ».
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