Hypertension in small animal kidney disease.

Abstract

Kidney disease is commonly associated with hypertension in dogs, cats and other species. There are multiple mechanisms underlying the development of renal hypertension including sodium retention, activation of the renin-angiotensin system and sympathetic nerve stimulation. The relative importance of these and other mechanisms may vary both between species and according to the type of kidney disease that is present. Consideration of underlying disease mechanisms may aid in the rational choice of therapy in hypertensive patients.

• Authors: Harriet Syme
• Journal: The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice (Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract) Vol. 41 Issue 1 Pg. 63-89 (Jan 2011) ISSN: 1878-1306 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21251511 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Antihypertensive Agents

Topics

• Animals
• Antihypertensive Agents (therapeutic use)
• Cat Diseases (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Cats
• Dog Diseases (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Dogs
• Hypertension, Renal (diagnosis, etiology, therapy, veterinary)
• Kidney Transplantation (veterinary)
• Renal Replacement Therapy (veterinary)
• Renin-Angiotensin System (physiology)