Can Your Brain Control Your Blood Pressure?

An FDA approved trial that works with the baroreflex system of the body...device to help those having problems controlling blood pressure when medications are not working effectively...it requires a surgical procedure and takes about 3 hours...3 incisions are made...right now it is investigational only but it will be interesting to see if the study does find that the device can truly help those who cannot receive help via medication treatment...using electrical signals the device will influence the body's blood pressure system...this is a 5 year study taking place to monitor the participating patients...BD

It is a health concern that tens of thousands of Kentuckians battle every day-- the struggle to keep their blood pressure in check. Oftentimes, it involves numerous medications and lifestyle changes. In some cases even that combination is not enough, and patients are faced with potentially life-ending consequences. The struggles are real for many people across the Commonwealth. That is why a FDA-approved clinical trial at the UK College of Medicine is so important.

Surgeons recently implanted the RheosR System into the first clinical trial patient. When the device was turned on, the patient's blood pressure measurements significantly decreased. The patient reported no discomfort.