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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HEART SCORE, HEART WEIGHT AND BODY WEIGHT IN GREYHOUND DOGS
Author(s) -
Steel J. D.,
Taylor R. I.,
Davis P. E.,
Stewart G. A.,
Salmon P. W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1976.tb05421.x
Subject(s) - body weight , qrs complex , medicine , heart rate , regression analysis , cardiology , standard deviation , blood pressure , statistics , mathematics
The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between heart score (mean QRS interval), heart weight and body weight in Greyhound dogs. Highly significant correlations between these measurements have been observed and distinct sex differences have been demonstrated. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that 66% of the variation in heart weight was due to variation in heart score and body weight. From the regression analysis, a formula for heart weight prediction with a standard deviation of 27.1 g was derived. The implications of these findings have been discussed briefly and emphasis has been placed on the need for good electrocardiographic technique, if the procedures outlined are to be used successfully. The positive correlation between heart score and heart size demonstrated here in Greyhounds is in accord with similar correlations reported previously in racehorses and human athletes.