A simple surgery, developed by British scientists, can cure millions of patients suffering from high blood pressure that cannot be controlled with medication. The procedure involves the removal of some throat nerves linked to the regulation of blood pressure.
This group of nerve cells lie alongside two branches of the carotid artery in the neck. Despite being one of the smallest organs in the body, it has the largest blood flow of them all, which makes it important as a warning device for the brain if blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels change.
The University of Bristol researchers are optimistic about the finding and a clinical study is being conducted with 20 people. If approved, in a period of three years will be available as treatment.
High blood pressure or silent hypertension affects one third of adults and, if left untreated, significantly increases the chances of heart attacks, strokes, and other problems, especially for individuals who do not respond to conventional medications.
Current treatments for high blood pressure have serious disadvantages. No one likes to take multiple pills. Is a surgical procedure that can be used alongside or even replace medications an important step? Says Dr. Tim Chico, a cardiologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
Another way to control high blood pressure is food re-education, excluding mainly sodium-rich products.
Via Daily Mail
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