Veterinarska stanica, Vol. 51 No. 1, 2020.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.46419/vs.51.1.4
ECG in Croatian posavac and Lipizzan horse - frequency and rythm
Darko Grden
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Jelena Gotić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Iva Šmit
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Martina Crnogaj
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Nika Brkljača Bottegaro
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Karol Šimonji
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Dora Ivšić Škoda
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Blanka Beer Ljubić
orcid.org/0000-0003-3734-4248
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Nada Kučer
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Sažetak
ECG is old but still irreplaceable diagnostic tool in cardiology. It has been used for almost a century and despite of its age still there are no alternative diagnostic tools in sight. It is standardised and routinely used in equine medicine, but lately a question of breed specific references has appeared and new research has been done in order to explore the need for breed specific reference values. No research, up to our knowledge, has been done on Croatian posavac and Lipizan horse ECG. The aim of this study was to determine standard reference values for heart rate and the prevalence of arrhythmias in Lipizzaner and Croatian posavac horse. The study included 82 healthy horses of different age and sex, 32 Lipizzaner and 50 Croatian posavac horses. Electrocardiograms were recorded for duration of 5 minutes in base-apex lead. The heart rate, rhythm and arrhythmia were determined from the recorded ECGs. The mean heart rate (±SD) of all the horses included in this study was 52.9 (±12.7) beats per minute, which is significantly higher than any published for the horses till now. The incidence of arrhythmias was 2.4%. High heart rate and low incidence of heart arrhythmias can be a breed characteristic, but we believe that they are in fact a consequence of ambulatory ECG recording that may not be the best choice for ECG analysis in horses. As reported heart rates in our study were high, much higher than any reported for horses at rest, that is why we believe that proper ECG for analysis in horses should be taken in familiar peaceful environment. We believe that further research into equine ECG it is warranted, this time a 24 hour Holter ECG should be recorded.
Ključne riječi
Lipizzaner; Croatian Posavac horse; ECG; Arrhythmias; Heart frequency
Hrčak ID:
233056
URI
Datum izdavanja:
29.1.2020.
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