Now, a new study published in the medical journal JAMA offers hope. It introduces a medical procedure called renal ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced October 28 that it will cover renal denervation procedures for patients with uncontrolled hypertension. The decision covers two devices ...

A recently proposed Medicare Administrative Contractors policy aims to restrict coverage for peripheral nerve blocks and related procedures used to treat chronic pain, but anesthesiologists and pain ...

Cardiologists are welcoming the arrival of a new device-based hypertension treatment called renal denervation and asking Medicare to cover the procedure for a large patient population. Doctors, ...

In patients with hypertension, renal denervation results in significant improvements in systolic blood pressure. Renal denervation (RDN) results in clinically meaningful and significantly greater ...

Cardiologists at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Harrisburg, Pa., are now offering renal denervation, a new treatment option for patients with hard-to-treat high blood pressure. The ...

Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. For patients who have been unable to successfully maintain that control, there is a new, cutting-edge surgical procedure available at The Heart Center ...

A Bakersfield hospital Monday became the first in Kern County to successfully implant the AVEIR DR, the world's first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system from Abbott that treats people with ...

With a focus on innovation, Mount Carmel’s heart and vascular teams have debuted several new, highly advanced surgical procedures for heart and vascular patients over the past year. One example of ...

The renal denervation market for uncontrolled hypertension continues to receive validation and redemption after years of being on the back burner. Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and ...

National coverage analysis is the first-of-its kind for a minimally invasive, interventional treatment for high blood pressure Milestone is supported by large public health need and robust, long-term ...