The functional curve of carotid baroreceptor (FCCB) was constructed and the functional parameters of carotid baroreceptor were measured by recording sinus nerve afferent discharge in anesthetized male ...

Winter’s up ahead, and low temperatures cause blood vessels to constrict and increase blood pressure (BP). The question is how these mechanical changes in blood vessels are translated to the brain?

Patients who met inclusion criteria of systolic BP ≥ 160/80 mmHg taking at least three antihypertensive medications underwent implantation of the Rheos System. Each center's Institutional Review Board ...

In baroreceptor stimulation an electrode and a pacemaker are implanted near the carotid artery. They send signals that make the body lower blood pressure. The effect already begins during the surgery.

The procedure is usually done with the patient under general anaesthesia or sedation. A small battery-powered device is implanted under the skin of the collarbone. It is connected by a thin wire to an ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- After a heart attack, Fred Fortson's heart didn't work as well as it should. "Walking upstairs, walking a distance, and I started to get shortening of breath," Fortson said. As ...

Blood pressure modulates a person's tendency to worry and can be associated with a "tranquilizing" effect when elevated. This is indicated in a new study that reflects how we can implicitly learn to ...

Background: The Rheos® System (CVRx, Minneapolis, MN, USA) is an implantable device used to lower blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension by stimulation of the carotid baroreceptors. It ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...