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Volume 21(1):40-44, 2017.
Effect of body position on electrocardiographic
recordings in sheep
Afshari Safavi EA (DVM, DVSc)1 ⃰, Moaddab SH (DVM, DVSc)1, Ghobadi
Y (DVM)2
1Department of Clinical sciences, 2Faculty
of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Kermanshah,
Iran.
ABSTRACT
Safavi EA, Moaddab
SH, Ghobadi Y., Effect of body position on
electrocardiographic recordings in sheep, Onl J Vet
Res., 21(1):40-44,
2017. Electrocardiograms (ECG) and heart
rate in 30 sheep were measured by base-apex and Y leads in standing position
and right lateral recumbency. Sheep without sedation in right lateral recumbency had their legs maintained in the same position
as in standing. There was agreement between ECG evaluations by Cohen’s Kappa
scores ranging 0.67 to 0.78. Base lead P wave duration, P-R interval, Q-T
interval and T wave duration values were greater in a standing position
compared with same values measured by lateral recumbency.
Y lead electrocardiographic parameters were not affected by position. We find
that in sheep, a lateral
recumbent position could provide more accurate electrocardiographic recording
compared with a standing position, and recorded with base apex leads.
Key-Words: body position; electrocardiographic recording; sheep.
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