Kidney surgery reduces high blood pressure, study finds

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 18:20 in Health & Medicine

A simple procedure that destroys certain nerves in the organ can help patients whose condition hasn't responded to conventional medications.A simple surgical procedure destroying certain nerves in the kidney can sharply reduce blood pressure in patients whose hypertension cannot be controlled with conventional medications, researchers said Wednesday.

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