Vagally Associated Second Degree Atrio-Ventricular Block in a Dog with Severe Azotemia and Evidence of Sympathetic Overdrive
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Description
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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HRV Measurements | Resulted Values | Reference Ranges [13] | |
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Time domain | SDNN (ms) | 54 | 208.86 ± 77.1 |
rMSSD (ms) | 46 | 259 ± 120.17 | |
pNN50% | 5.06 | 71.84 ± 13.96 | |
Frequency domain | LF band (ms2) | 212 | 1501.24 ± 736.32 |
HF band (ms2) | 704 | 5845.45 ± 2914.20 | |
LF/HF | 0.3 | 0.28 ± 0.11 |
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Baisan, R.A.; Turcu, A.C.; Condurachi, E.I.; Vulpe, V. Vagally Associated Second Degree Atrio-Ventricular Block in a Dog with Severe Azotemia and Evidence of Sympathetic Overdrive. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9, 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9050223
Baisan RA, Turcu AC, Condurachi EI, Vulpe V. Vagally Associated Second Degree Atrio-Ventricular Block in a Dog with Severe Azotemia and Evidence of Sympathetic Overdrive. Veterinary Sciences. 2022; 9(5):223. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9050223
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaisan, Radu Andrei, Andreea Cătălina Turcu, Eusebiu Ionuț Condurachi, and Vasile Vulpe. 2022. "Vagally Associated Second Degree Atrio-Ventricular Block in a Dog with Severe Azotemia and Evidence of Sympathetic Overdrive" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 5: 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9050223
APA StyleBaisan, R. A., Turcu, A. C., Condurachi, E. I., & Vulpe, V. (2022). Vagally Associated Second Degree Atrio-Ventricular Block in a Dog with Severe Azotemia and Evidence of Sympathetic Overdrive. Veterinary Sciences, 9(5), 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9050223