Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Obesity linked to high blood pressure and other diseases in dogs
By Pérez-Sánchez, Alicia Pamela et al.·Published in Veterinary research communications·2015·Hospital Veterinario para Pequeñ·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Obesity-hypertension and its relation to other diseases in dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 244 dogs, including both obese and healthy dogs, was studied to understand the link between obesity and high blood pressure (hypertension). The findings showed that obesity itself does not directly cause hypertension in dogs. Instead, high blood pressure was often associated with other health issues like chronic kidney disease, heart problems, and hormonal disorders. This means that if your dog is overweight, it’s important to monitor for these related health conditions rather than assuming obesity alone is the cause of any blood pressure issues.
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Abstract
Obesity is a chronic disease in which adipose tissue accumulates in such a way that it affects the health of the patient and is associated with a myriad of alterations such as systemic hypertension (HTN). The mechanisms by which obesity causes HTN are complex and involve several organic mechanisms. The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between obesity to HTN in dogs in accordance with recent international protocols (systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg) relating to age, genre, gonadal status, breed and other diseases commonly associated with HTN. A total of 244 dogs were studied, 105 non-obese controls and 139 in the obese group. For both groups, healthy and a variety of diseased dogs were observed; the correlations between pathologies and obesity were studied, paying special attention to diseases whose pathophysiologies could lead to HTN. We conclude that obesity is not a risk factor for dogs to develop HTN, and that HTN present in these patients was related to comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease, cardiopathies and endocrinopathies.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25686864/