The treatment of resistant hypertension has received a boost with the recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a completely new therapeutic approach that reduces activity in the ...

Back pain is the most common complaint in a pain management clinic. This review discusses use of RFA for back pain including facetogenic pain, including cervical and lumbar pain due to sacroiliac (SI) ...

In an update to their guidelines for treating high blood pressure, a group of cardiovascular medical societies has included a new recommendation for adding renal denervation procedures as an option ...

At the 43rd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha mixed in some breaking news with his usual pitch to investors. Just hours earlier, the Centers for Medicare ...

ATLANTA - At 69, Paul Griffin of Newnan has been living with high blood pressure for about 25 years. Diagnosed in his early 40s, Griffin's doctor put him on a drug that, he says, caused some negative ...

A radiofrequency-based renal denervation system for uncontrolled hypertension got a cool reception from FDA advisors who nevertheless left the door open for regulatory approval. On Wednesday, the ...

Compared with the use of a standardized exercise program alone, the addition of radiofrequency denervation to a standardized exercise program did not lead to improvement in chronic low back pain among ...