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Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity’s dangerously high blood pressure — until they zapped away some nerves ...

A, Coronal maximum intensity projection (MIP) of a three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiogram of the renal arteries; B, oblique axial MIP of the renal arteries. The degree of stenosis is ...

Those pulses pass through the renal arteries to selectively target surrounding nerves, said Dr. Joseph Garasic, a Mass General interventional cardiologist who performed Garrity’s procedure.

The expert, from the US, claims his trick can check on the sufficiency of your arteries and indicate whether there might be a blockage. "Well, not surprisingly, you have to listen to your body." ...

Those pulses pass through the renal arteries to selectively target surrounding nerves, said Dr. Joseph Garasic, a Mass General interventional cardiologist who performed Garrity’s procedure.

It’s not a cure – and some patients get no benefit. But Garasic said multiple studies show on average an 8 to 10-point drop in blood pressure, a modest but important improvement. Some like Garrity see ...

Doctors interrupt signals of the nerves in the renal arteries to reduce the effects of the body’s fight-or-flight system, decreasing blood pressure. The procedure is already occurring ...