24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography is a diagnostic tool used to improve the standard ECG sensibilità to the arrhythmias (1, 2, 3). We performed Holter examination in 8 dogs, with age ranging between 1 and 10 years and with body weight ranging between 5 and 72 kg. The good quality of the recordings allowed us to observe sinus pauses lasting at maximum 5.2 seconds, sinus bradycardia at 25 bpm, sinus tachycardia with a maximum rate of 256 bpm and several arrhythmias undiagnosed by physical examination and standard ECG. In particular ventricular premature beats, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular escape beats, second degree AV blocks, supravetnricular tachycardia and parossismal atrial fibrillation have been recognized.
24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography in the dog
BIRETTONI, Francesco;PORCIELLO, Francesco;RUECA, Fabrizio;FRUGANTI, Gabriele
2004
Abstract
24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography is a diagnostic tool used to improve the standard ECG sensibilità to the arrhythmias (1, 2, 3). We performed Holter examination in 8 dogs, with age ranging between 1 and 10 years and with body weight ranging between 5 and 72 kg. The good quality of the recordings allowed us to observe sinus pauses lasting at maximum 5.2 seconds, sinus bradycardia at 25 bpm, sinus tachycardia with a maximum rate of 256 bpm and several arrhythmias undiagnosed by physical examination and standard ECG. In particular ventricular premature beats, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular escape beats, second degree AV blocks, supravetnricular tachycardia and parossismal atrial fibrillation have been recognized.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
