System and method for regulating blood pressure and electrolyte balance

摘要

The present invention is an apparatus and method for controlling blood pressure by stimulating the cardiac afferent sympathetic nerves. The invention may be implemented in a medical device having a pressure sensor for sensing blood pressure, an electrode for providing electrical signals to the cardiac afferent sympathetic nerves, and a controller for providing signals to the electrode as a function of blood pressure signals received from the pressure sensor.