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Led by Medtronic, hypertension devices could pay big in the U.S.
About one-third of the 1.2 billion people with hypertension have drug-resistant ailments, and that makes for a lucrative market for devicemakers.
St. Jude wins CE mark for hypertension treatment device
The race to launch new cardiac rhythm management devices continues. This time, St. Jude Medical ($STJ) is rolling out its EnligHTN renal denervation system in Europe, following CE mark approval.
Medtronic touts positive results with Symplicity for hypertension
Medtronic's Symplicity renal system helped reduce blood pressure for up to three years in patients who completed a three-year follow-up of a clinical trial.
UPDATED: Apotex recalls BP med over empty capsules
Bad news coming out of Canada for Apotex. Canadian regulators are informing hypertensive patients the drugmaker is conducting a voluntary recall of one lot of Apo-Ramipril 5-mg capsules.
In drugs vs. stents debate, another point for meds
More ammo for drugmakers in the ongoing battle of stents vs. pills. A U.S. study found drug therapy works just as well for stable patients with narrowed heart arteries, without the risks and costs of...
Genetic analysis yields hypertension clue
Researchers are inching closer to figuring out why people are genetically prone to hypertension, a condition that affects a billion people around the globe. The discovery that may get us there: A...
Decision delayed on United Therapeutics' Tyvaso
After scrambling to come up with new data on the experimental hypertension drug Tyvaso, United Therapeutics says it will now have to wait a few more months before it gets a decision from the FDA. The
New tech offers fresh hope for hypertension
Two start-up companies are using new technology to resurrect old but crude strategies to combat hypertension, believing that they can achieve significant improvement in health without the side
Allopurinol may lower blood pressure in teens
A medication used to reduce uric acid levels might help lower blood pressure in adolescents if lifestyle modifications don't work or aren't attempted. That's according to a new study published in the
Drug-resistant hypertension a challenge
We've heard about drug-resistant bugs, but drug-resistant hypertension is likely a greater risk to Americans -- and the pharmaceutical industry has its work cut out for it on this one. About 1.5
