Hypertension, or hypertension, quietly became one of India’s biggest health concerns.

According to India Hypertension Control Initiative, about 200 million adults in the country have high blood pressure, but only 2 crores control. This means that most people either do not know that they have this, or their treatment is not working enough.

Data of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) suggests that high blood pressure is affected anywhere between 16% to 25% adults, which, depending on the state, reports the high proportion of people struggling to maintain their blood pressure in urban areas.

What is resistant hypertension?

People who already have high blood pressure are suffering from some of them that doctors are called resistant hypertension. This means that despite lifestyle changes and taking three or more blood pressure medicines, their readings still remain high – often 150 mmhg or more.

It is estimated that about 5–10% of patients with high blood pressure in India have high blood pressure resistant. In Delhi alone, NFHS-5 data suggests that about 28% of adults have high blood pressure, making the challenge even more important.

Resistant hypertension does not always show sudden symptoms, but it may slowly move forward. People may experience persistent headache, dizziness, breath or sometimes chest discomfort. Leave untreated, it consistently stressed on the heart, kidneys and other vital organs – heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and risk of heart failure.

Why uncontrolled blood pressure is so risky

Hypertension is a major health issue, yet it is recognized and low in both globally and India.

“One of only one of the ten patients is under their blood pressure control. Many people do not check it regularly, or they do not determine their medicines. But it is important to control blood pressure – this is one of the major causes of kidney failure, heart failure and stroke,” Dr. Praveen Chandra tells Chandra, Chairman, Cardiology, Medanta.

In fact, even a small decrease of just 2 mmHG can reduce the risk of heart attack, kidney failure and stroke, which can be 20–25% in a year.

A new option: Reenal Danning Therapy

For people with resistant hypertension, doctors in India are now moving to a new treatment called renel denovation therapy (RDN). This is a minimum invasive, a one -time process that takes about an hour, requiring only one day in the hospital, and does not include surgery, stitches or general anesthesia.

“In this therapy, radiofrequency energy is given to the arteries supplying kidney. Since the kidney plays an important role in blood pressure control, it resets nerve signals that keep blood pressure elevated. The process is painless, safe, and shown very good results,” Dr. Chandra says.

Although it is currently expensive (about 5-6 lakh rupees), RDN has shown long-lasting benefits. In India, patients have seen their blood pressure with a continuous improvement for months by about 40–45 mmHg systolic and 15–20 mmHg diastolic.

Why do kidneys matter in hypertension

Kidney and blood pressure are closely connected. “Uncontrolled high blood pressure is associated with many risk factors including chronic kidney disease (CKD). Hypertension is very common in patients with CKD, and CKD is the most important cause of high blood pressure,” Dr. Shyam Bansal, Vice Chairman, Nephrology and Kidney Transplant, Medanta.

Uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause rapid progression of kidney disease, causing kidney failure. In such cases, advanced treatment such as kidney termination can revolutionize treatment, allowing patients to control their health.

Clinical evidence also indicates a decrease in blood pressure for more than 3 years, in patients with diabetes, CKD and other conditions. ,

Reducing systolic blood pressure from only 10 mmHG can reduce the long -term risk of stroke 27%, heart failure by 28%and coronary artery disease by 17%. Patients who pass through RDN are also able to reduce their dependence on drugs, an average of more than five to just three, easy to treat treatment and reduces side effects.