UK First For Blood Pressure OP (Source: )

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Thought this bit of news on might be of interest to forum members.A one-hour operation that could cure high blood pressure has been carried out in Britain for the first time. The procedure, which has been hailed as the most exciting development in the field for 50 years, appears to disrupt signals from the brain that help keep blood pressure raised. Initial tests suggest it can be effective within three months of treatment and doctors hope it will allow some sufferers to come off medication completely. The procedure is called renal sympathetic-nerve ablation and involves inserting a wire into a blood vessel close to the kidneys to burn through nerves which carry signals that stimulate high blood pressure.Professor Rothman, who led the surgical team at the London Chest hospital, told the Telegraph: "This relatively trivial procedure has the potential to make a serious improvement to the quality of life for the patient. "It is very efficient and can lower the blood pressure enough to reduce stroke mortality by 50 per cent." An estimated 15 million people in the UK suffer from some high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

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Thought this bit of news on might be of interest to forum members.A one-hour operation that could cure high blood pressure has been carried out in Britain for the first time. The procedure, which has been hailed as the most exciting development in the field for 50 years, appears to disrupt signals from the brain that help keep blood pressure raised. Initial tests suggest it can be effective within three months of treatment and doctors hope it will allow some sufferers to come off medication completely. The procedure is called renal sympathetic-nerve ablation and involves inserting a wire into a blood vessel close to the kidneys to burn through nerves which carry signals that stimulate high blood pressure.Professor Rothman, who led the surgical team at the London Chest hospital, told the Telegraph: "This relatively trivial procedure has the potential to make a serious improvement to the quality of life for the patient.

"It is very efficient and can lower the blood pressure enough to reduce stroke mortality by 50 per cent." An estimated 15 million people in the UK suffer from some high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.