Reducing Blood Pressure Without Drugs

A new treatment involving no drugs has demonstrated significant reduction in blood pressure even in hard-to-control refractory hypertensives.

In an eight-week study, a daily 15-minute self-treatment with a device that coaches patients on lowering their breathing rate was able to significantly reduce the blood pressure of patients who were not achieving their blood pressure goal despite taking three or more antihypertensive drugs at maximum dosage. The study was conducted at the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative Center for Prevention of CVD (cardiovascular disease) at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, Israel. The results were published in the June issue of the American Journal of Hypertension. The device, called RespeRate, is the product of InterCure Ltd. (Fort Lee, NJ, USA).

"The fact that this nondrug treatment delivered the same significant blood pressure reductions even in refractory hypertensives is clinically meaningful as it provides us with a much-needed effective and side-effect-free treatment option for this patient population,” said Dr. Reuven Viskoper, principal investigator and past president of the Israeli Society of Hypertension.




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