With nearly 25 per cent of Canadians living with high blood pressure, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is using a new minimally invasive procedure to help patients reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke.
About a third of those with high blood pressure have ‘uncontrolled hypertension’, a condition in which high blood pressure levels continue despite treatment. Renal denervation is a minimally invasive therapy to safely and effectively reduce blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
The Sunnybrook team uses radio-frequency heat energy, delivered by a catheter, to disrupt electrical signals travelling to and…
