High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often called the “silent killer”, because it usually has no overt symptoms. One can have high blood pressure and not know it unless it is taken with a blood pressure meter. High blood pressure can lead to a variety of diseases, including strokes, heart attacks, and kidney failure. Some sixty five million Americans have high blood pressure.
- The device has already undergone limited trials in Europe.
- The first American to receive the implant was a woman in Rochester, New York in April, 2005.
- Tiny wires interact with nerves in the artery and quite orders the brain to lower blood pressure.
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