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Management of Hypertension in Dogs

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Hypertension in the Dog and Cat

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Despite the recognised adverse consequences of systemic hypertension (SH) in veterinary patients, there are relatively few published studies on the management of SH in dogs. Recommendations are largely based on experiments investigating antihypertensive agents in normal (nonhypertensive) dogs and those with experimentally induced renal hypertension, human medicine and anecdotal experience. Whilst some general recommendations can be applied to the management of canine SH, it is important to consider therapy and monitoring on an individual patient basis.

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Spencer, S. (2020). Management of Hypertension in Dogs. In: Elliott, J., Syme, H., Jepson, R. (eds) Hypertension in the Dog and Cat. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33020-0_13

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