Although feline hypertension may be a rare reason for emergency presentation, it is a condition that most small animal practitioners will have encountered both in routine practice and in critical care patients.
This episode is based on the 2017 ISFM* Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in Cats which were recently published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. The episode discusses the following points: [*International Society of Feline Medicine]
Evidence base behind the Guidelines
Secondary versus primary hypertension
Target organ damage
Monitoring and Underdiagnosis
Which cats to monitor blood pressure in
Importance of ensuring blood pressure is measured as accurately as possible with a reproducible technique
White coat hypertension
Defining normal blood pressure
Criteria for therapeutic intervention and appropriate therapeutic targets
What treatment to use
Emergency treatment
The episode is based on:
ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in Cats. J Fel Med Surg 2017. 19:288–303.
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