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Epidemiology of Hypertension

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The epidemiological study of hypertension in dogs and cats is in its infancy, whereas in human medicine there has been huge investment in enormous population-based studies that have characterised the risks associated with increased blood pressure (Mahmood et al. 2014; Kotchen 2011). For this review of the epidemiology of hypertension in veterinary patients, each section starts with a reflection on what is known from the study of humans so that analogies can be drawn.

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