The Flow of Electricity in Kidney Cure High Blood Pressure

Drugs are not always efficacious treat high blood pressure. But do not worry, now the disease can be overcome by an electric discharge to the kidneys. Research has proven safe in this way be used as a last resort.

At least 15 percent of people with high blood pressure (hypertension) did not obtain the expected effects when taking medications, especially diuretics. And if not addressed, hypertension can lead to serious problems of the heart and blood vessels.

For patients who did not recover even after drinking different kinds of drugs, there is now a new breakthrough by utilizing the flow of electricity. The technique was developed by scientists at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Electricity with a certain force is applied to the heart but to the kidneys. The goal is to turn off the sympathetic nerves in the section that became generally more active when the blood pressure soaring.

Once proven safe when tested on animals, the technique was then tested on 100 patients with hypertension with an age range between 18-85 years. The result, average blood pressure fell 32 mmHg to 12 mmHg for diastolic and systolic.

Patients with hypertension have diastolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg (normal 120 mmHg) and systolic over 90 mmHg (normal 80 mmHg). The risk of complications from these conditions include heart attacks and strokes hemorrhage induced by the rupture of blood vessels.

"This study is important because it could be a revolutionary new way to treat hypertension is difficult to cure," said Dr. Suzanne Oparil of the University of Alabama, as quoted by AP.

Unfortunately because they are new, this technique still requires a fairly expensive cost of U.S. $ 10,000. The cost was already included catheter to supply power to the kidneys and the cost of care while in hospital.