Blood pressure in hyperthyroid cats before and after radioiodine treatment

Hyperthyroid cats commonly have systemic hypertension, with a reported prevalence of 7% to 48%. Although hypertension might be expected to resolve once treatment restores euthyroidism, it can persist or only first develop after treatment. This study aimed to determine the proportion of hyperthyroid cats with hypertension (systolic blood pressure [SBP] ≥160 mm Hg), the persistence or first development of hypertension after successful radioiodine treatment, and the correlation of post-treatment hypertension with azotemia or hypothyroidism. Prospective, cross-sectional, and before-and-after studies. Four hundred one hyperthyroid nonazotemic cats were included in the study. All hyperthyroid cats had SBP measured by Doppler; 255 had SBP ...

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