Methods and devices for renal nerve blocking
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1. A method, comprising:
- delivering a neuromodulatory agent to a renal nerve of a hypertensive human patient via a drug delivery catheter; and
at least partially blocking neural activity along the renal nerve to and from a kidney of the patient with the neuromodulatory agent,wherein at least partially blocking neural activity along the renal nerve results in a therapeutically beneficial reduction in blood pressure of the patient.
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Abstract
Methods for treating a hypertensive human patient are disclosed herein. A method in accordance with one embodiment comprises delivering a neuromodulatory agent to a renal nerve of the patient via an intravascularly positioned drug delivery catheter. The method includes at least partially blocking neural activity along the renal nerve with the neuromodulatory agent, which results in a therapeutically beneficial reduction in blood pressure of the patient.
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1. A method, comprising:
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delivering a neuromodulatory agent to a renal nerve of a hypertensive human patient via a drug delivery catheter; and at least partially blocking neural activity along the renal nerve to and from a kidney of the patient with the neuromodulatory agent, wherein at least partially blocking neural activity along the renal nerve results in a therapeutically beneficial reduction in blood pressure of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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