Effects of pet ownership on arterial hypertension and cardiovascular disease

Abstract

Preventing high blood pressure and reducing cardiovascular risk are the cornerstones of preventing and treating cardiovascular disease. Non-traditional cardiovascular risk reduction The potential applicability of methods, such as pet ownership, has attracted increasing attention. Studies have shown that pet ownership can reduce the risk of death from any cause, especially cardiovascular disease, and pet ownership can reduce the risk of high blood pressure and improve blood pressure control in people with diagnosed hypertension. This article focuses on the direct and indirect influencing factors of pet ownership on cardiovascular diseases, briefly reviews the research on the relationship between pet ownership and human coronary artery disease (CAD) in the past decade, and briefly describes the research methods, analysis models, main conclusions, and limitations. The aim is to prove whether pet ownership, especially dog ownership, is associated with a reduced risk of coronary artery disease and ultimately draw positive conclusions that provide new ideas for treating this type of disease in the future.