title: Diurnal variations of blood pressure in dogs.
abstract: Using the telemetry system, we measured the blood pressure (BP) invasively in seven adult mongrels while unanesthetized and unbound. Post-operative BP after implanting the telemetry BP transmitter showed temporarily high values due to the invasive nature of the surgery. It was, however, observed that BP gradually decreased thereafter, and showed settled trends from the eighth day post-operatively. When we took the average of the systolic, mean and diastolic BP at hourly intervals for each of the dogs once their BP had settled, a twin peak diurnal variation (at 8:00 and 19:00) was observed. Moreover, significantly high values (p < 0.05) were identified in active state compared with when sleeping or at rest. The 24 hr BP measured by the telemetry system in seven normal dogs resulted in the following values: systolic 123.4 +/- 7.9 mmHg, mean 91.1 +/- 5.6 mmHg, and diastolic 74.5 +/- 4.9 mmHg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mishina
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wakao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012890:Sleep; D013686:Telemetry