Use of an ambulatory telemetric ECG device in the horse

作者：Staehli K^*; Gembicki N

来源：Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Grosstiere Nutztiere, 2010, 38(1): 31-36.

• Horse
• ECG
• telemetry
• long-term ECG
• cardiology

Objective: Testing of an ambulatory telemetric ECG device using Blue-tooth, which was developed mainly for veterinary medicine and specifically for the use in horses, with regard to its acceptance and presentation of results concerning the appearance of sinusarrhythmias and second-degree atrioventricular blocks in clinical healthy horses. Material and methods: In total, 150 ECGs, each lasting 40 minutes, were recorded in 15 non-pregnant mares using the battery-operated, telemetric Televet 100 ECG device (Kruuse, Marslev, Denmark). In addition, the, acceptance and handling of the ECG device were tested. Results: The mares tolerated the measurement technique and device quite well, and there were no defensive movements or adverse effects. Only two mares showed curiousity in the beginning. The EKG results could be recorded in good quality at any time, or they could be recorded or monitored in real. The mean heart-rate was 37 +/- 3.34 bpm (28-46 bpm). All mares displayed episodes of sinus arrhythmia. In 10 of the 15 horses, second-degree atrioventricular blocks could be detected. In four mares, there was a sporadical appearance of a supraventricular premature depolarisation, and one mare showed a ventricular premature depolarisation. Conclusion and clinical relevance: The ECG device Televet 100 is an appropriate system for ECG and heart rate monitoring in horses. Within the cardiological diagnostics, the wireless transmission, data storage without paper costs, no need for fixation and the possibility for long-term ECG recording and recording during exercise are both advantages over the conventionally used devices.

• 出版日期2010