Systems for regulation of blood pressure and heart rate

摘要

A method and apparatus for treating a condition associated with impaired blood pressure and/or heart rate in a subject comprising applying an electrical treatment signal, wherein the electrical treatment signal is selected to at least partially block nerve impulses, or in some embodiments, to augment nerve impulses.

主权项

1. A method of treating early morning high blood pressure in a subject comprising:
applying an intermittent electrical treatment signal to a vagus nerve or tissue in proximity to the vagus nerve at a subdiaphragmatic location of the subject having early morning high blood pressure, wherein said first electrical treatment signal is selected to at least partially down-regulate neural activity on the vagus nerve during an on time, have a frequency of about 200 Hz to 25 kHz, and to at least partially restore neural activity on the nerve during an off time; and applying the electrical signal treatment when awake and not applying the electrical signal treatment when sleeping.