Baroreflex activation therapy lowers blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension: Results from the double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled rheos pivotal trial

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 765-773

  Bisognano, John D ^a   Bakris, George ^b   Nadim, Mitra K ^c   Sanchez, Luis ^d   Kroon, Abraham A ^e   Schafer, Jill ^f   De Leeuw, Peter W ^e   Sica, Domenic A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Integra Group   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

baroreflex; medical device; resistant hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROREFLEX ACTIVATION THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; SAFETY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID SINUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79961189578     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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