A new use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: Role of bioelectric technology in resistant hypertension (Review)

Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease-associated death. Hypertension and its complications are the main problems that have an impact on public health at present. A portion of adults with hypertension fail to meet the recommended blood pressure (BP) t...

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Published in:Biomedical reports 2023-06, Vol.18 (6), p.38-38, Article 38
Main Authors: Wang, Chenghua, Wang, Pu, Qi, Guoqing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Antihypertensive drugs
Antihypertensives
Atherosclerosis
Baroreceptors
Bioelectricity
Blood pressure
Cardiology
Cardiovascular diseases
Care and treatment
Cerebrovascular diseases
Clinical trials
Denervation
Diabetes
Disease
Diuretics
Drug dosages
Drug therapy
Electroacupuncture
Enzymes
Epidemiology
Health services
Hypertension
Lifestyles
Nerves
Nervous system
Oxidative stress
Pain
Pathogenesis
Pathophysiology
Patient compliance
Public health
Reflexes
Rehabilitation
Review
Risk factors
Stimulation
Traditional Chinese medicine
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation-TENS
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Summary:Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease-associated death. Hypertension and its complications are the main problems that have an impact on public health at present. A portion of adults with hypertension fail to meet the recommended blood pressure (BP) treatment goals, despite strict clinical management. Those individuals requiring at least three types of antihypertensive drugs to achieve their BP goal may be classified as patients with resistant hypertension (RH). Bioelectric technology is an emerging method that functions with the help of the human body's own bioelectric system. It is widely used in auxiliary examination, pain relief and organ function rehabilitation. Bioelectrical technology, as an effective treatment for RH, has developed rapidly in recent years and mainly includes renal sympathetic denervation, carotid baroreflex activation therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The present review describes the pathogenesis of hypertension and provides an understanding of bioelectrical technology as a treatment. In particular, the development of the application of TENS in RH is introduced. The aim is to provide a basis for the clinical treatment of RH and a new idea for further clinical trials in this field.
ISSN:2049-9434
2049-9442
DOI:10.3892/br.2023.1621