Research Communications of the 27(th) ECVIM-CA Congress: Intercontinental, Saint Julian's, Malta, 14th to 16th September 2017

Disclosures: No disclosures to report. The relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension is complex. In humans, DM is associated with hypertension, but information on blood pressure in diabetic dogs is scarce. It has been reported in diabetic dogs, that males and dogs with longer duration of diabetes have higher blood pressure (BP) values. Furthermore, obesity is associated with increases in BP in a variety of species but its role in dogs is unclear. Aims of this study were to identify the frequency of hypertension in dogs with DM, and characterize the relationship between hypertension and age, sex, reproductive status, duration of DM, body condition score, concurrent diseases and treatment with corticoids. Medical records of all diabetic dogs presented to the Internal Medicine Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Complutense Madrid from July 2013 to March 2017 were reviewed. BP using a Doppler device was assessed at the first visit. Hypertension was defined as a systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥160 mm. Dogs receiving antihypertensive medication at this moment were excluded. Following the ACVIM guidelines, hypertensive animals were sub-classified according to the risk of target organ damage and antihypertensive treatment was administered if deemed appropriate. Good control of DM was considered with fructosamine values <350 micromol/L, glucose curve values ranging from 90 to 250 mg/dL and absence of DM clinical signs.