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Method of investigation of the accuracy of four digitally‐displaying heart rate meters suitable for use in the exercising horse
Author(s) -
EVANS D. L.,
ROSE R.J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1986.tb03567.x
Subject(s) - heart rate , horse , telemetry , electrocardiography , medicine , treadmill , cardiology , computer science , blood pressure , telecommunications , paleontology , biology
Summary The measurement of heart rate during exercise in the horse has been recommended as a means of prescribing work effort, monitoring the changes in aerobic capacity during training and as part of the clinical examination of the performance horse. The accuracy of four heart rate meters (PEH 100, PU 10, HR 14 and HRM‐7) was assessed by comparison with heart rate determined by simultaneous telemetry electrocardiography (ECG) using a rapid incremental exercise test on a treadmill. Heart rate displayed by all four meters showed significant correlations with the ECG heart rate, but only two meters (PEH 100 and HRM‐7) had correlation coefficients of 0.98 or greater.