Systolic blood pressure, routine kidney variables and renal ultrasonographic findings in cats naturally infected with feline immunodeficiency virus

• Published in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2017-06, Vol.19 (6), p.672-679
• Main Authors: Taffin, Elien RL, Paepe, Dominique, Ghys, Liesbeth FE, De Roover, Katrien, Van de Maele, Isabel, Saunders, Jimmy H, Duchateau, Luc, Daminet, Sylvie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Animals; Case-Control Studies; Cats; Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications; Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - diagnostic imaging; Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - physiopathology; Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - urine; Female; Hypertension - complications; Hypertension - veterinary; Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline; Kidney Diseases - complications; Kidney Diseases - veterinary; Male; Proteinuria - complications; Proteinuria - veterinary; Retrospective Studies; Ultrasonography - veterinary
• ISSN: 1098-612X; 1532-2750; 1532-2750
• DOI: 10.1177/1098612X16653165

Objectives Hypertension is a common cause of proteinuria in HIV-infected people. In cats, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection appears to be associated with proteinuria. Therefore, the results from systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurements in naturally infected FIV-positive cats were reviewed to assess whether hypertension contributes to the observed proteinuria in these cats. Ultrasonographic findings in FIV-positive cats were reviewed to complete renal assessment and to extend the scant knowledge on renal ultrasonography in cats. Methods Data from client-owned, naturally infected FIV-positive cats were retrospectively reviewed. To obtain a control group, records were reviewed from age-matched, privately owned, FIV-negative cats. Results Data from 91 FIV-infected and 113 control cats were compared. FIV-infected cats showed a significantly lower SBP (P 0.4) occurred more frequently in FIV-infected cats (P