New Medtronic Data Show Significant Blood Pressure Lowering Effect of Renal Denervation in Patients Taking Anti-Hypertensive Medication

Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced first-ever-data from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED Study. Initial study results found statistically significant and clinically important blood pressure reductions in hypertensive patients prescribed anti-hypertension medications treated with the Symplicity Spyral renal denervation (RDN) system with no major adverse safety events out to six months.

As quoted in the press release:

“Data from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED study is important for the clinical community and for patients with hypertension as it represents a typical scenario of managing uncontrolled hypertension patients, prescribed up to three blood pressure medications,” said David Kandzari, M.D., director of interventional cardiology and chief scientific officer at Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta, Ga., co-principal investigator in the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED study, and member of the Medtronic Executive Committee that designed and oversees the SPYRAL HTN Global Clinical Program. “With these new results, mirroring those of the parallel SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED trial, we have convincing evidence at six months showing the continued safety and efficacy of RDN in both the presence and absence of blood pressure medication.”

Renal denervation is a minimally invasive procedure intended to regulate over activity of nerves that lead to and from the kidney, which plays an important role in managing blood pressure.

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