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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2024

Assessment of the effect of gabapentin on blood pressure in cats with and without chronic kidney disease.

Jessica M Quimby, Sarah E Jones, Ashlie Saffire, Katelyn K Brusach, Kim Kurdziel, Zach George, Rene E Paschall, Turi K Aarnes

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary
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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jessica M QuimbyDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1388-0452
Sarah E JonesDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ashlie SaffireCats Only Veterinary Clinic, Columbus, OH, USA.
Katelyn K BrusachDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Kim KurdzielDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Zach GeorgeDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-2756-8960
Rene E PaschallDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Turi K AarnesDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.

Funding

Short Trem Research Training for Veterinary StudentsT35OD010977 · OD · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Christine A Petersen · 2012 to 2026
$1.1M
NIH HHS T35 OD010977
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of the present study was to assess the effect of gabapentin on blood pressure (BP) in cats with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD).

methodsA randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled crossover study was performed. A total of 29 cats were included: 13 cats with stable CKD (IRIS stage 2-4) and 16 apparently healthy cats (serum creatinine <1.6 mg/dl and urine specific gravity >1.035). The cats were evaluated twice, approximately 1 week apart, and BP (Doppler sphygmomanometry) was obtained 3 h after cats received either a single dose of gabapentin 10mg/kg PO or placebo. For each cat, BP readings were obtained at each visit using the same Doppler and sphygmomanometer unit, and the same cat holder and Doppler operator, in the same location.

resultsAfter administration of a single dose of gabapentin (10 mg/kg PO), BP was significantly lower (median 122 mmHg, range 82-170) than after administration of the placebo (median 150 mmHg, range 102-191; CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Gabapentin may decrease arterial BP in cats with and without CKD and these findings should be taken into account when gabapentin is administered to patients in which measurement of BP is needed.

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Blood PressureCat DiseasesCross-Over StudiesGabapentinRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAnimalsCatsFemaleMaleGabapentinAnxietyhalf-liferenal failuresituational hypertensionstress

Identifiers

PMID38770706
PMCPMC11156237

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