Open AccessThe electrocardiographic holter monitoring in experimental veterinary practice
Author(s) -
Peter Scheer,
Petr Svoboda,
Milan Sepši,
K. Janeckova,
João Gabriel Cavazzani Doubek
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
physiological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1802-9973
pISSN - 0862-8408
DOI - 10.33549/physiolres.932012
Subject(s) - qrs complex , medicine , electrocardiography , sagittal plane , cardiology , anatomy
The long-term electrocardiographic recording with retrospectiveevaluation (Holter system) has been widely used not only incardiology, but also in other disciplines of internal medicine andin pharmaceutical research. The Holter system can be used inmini-pig, sheep, dog, cat, rabbit, ferret, and rat. In this paperhardware, software, and anesthesia requirements aresummarized with respect to the experimental work with variousspecies. As the Holter systems work in bipolar mode, the use ofbipolar leads in sagittal and transversal planes has been provedto be the most appropriate because of large amplitude of QRScomplex and uncomplicated consequent automatic analysis of therecord. In conclusion, Holter electrocardiography represents asimple and applicable method for monitoring the electricalactivity of the heart in small animals’ experimental studies.