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Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2019
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Introduction: Arterial hypertension is present in 30-45% of the adult population and represents a significant public health problem. Although hypertension is one of the major risk factors for the high rate of cardiovascular events and progression of renal disease, blood pressure targets are often not reached. Accumulating evidence suggests the involvement of sympathetic overactivity in the development of hypertension. Baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) is a new therapy option in the treatment of resistant hypertension which affects 20-30% of the hypertensive population. Electrical stimulat...