Evaluation of a Novel Precordial Lead System for the Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Right Ventricular Enlargement in Dogs
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals
2.2. Echocardiography
2.3. Electrocardiography
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Control Dogs (n = 57) | Dogs with RVE (n = 27) | |
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RVFWn | 0.20 (0.15–0.27) | 0.38 (0.19–0.64) |
RVEDAn | 0.83 (0.57–1.19) | 1.36 (0.74–4.51) |
Control Dogs | Dogs with RVE | Cutoff | Se (%) | Sp (%) | AUC | |
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Limb leads | ||||||
Q wave-aVR (mV) | 0 (0–1.1) | 0.2 (0–2.2) * | >0.10 | 53 | 95 | 0.727 |
MEA of QRS (°) | 74° (15–105°) | 75° (−105–165°) | Right shift | 33 | 95 | NA |
Precordial leads | ||||||
R/S ratio-V4 | 4.5 (0.75–34) | 1.1 (0.18–11.3) * | <1.15 | 63 | 96 | 0.842 |
R/S ratio-V5 | 5 (0.33–18.5) | 1 (0.1–26) * | <1.95 | 69 | 92 | 0.839 |
S wave-V6 (mV) | 0.2 (0–1.8) | 0.7 (0–2.8) * | >0.70 | 52 | 92 | 0.703 |
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Grosso, G.; Vezzosi, T.; Pergamo, C.S.; Bini, M.; Patata, V.; Domenech, O.; Tognetti, R. Evaluation of a Novel Precordial Lead System for the Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Right Ventricular Enlargement in Dogs. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9, 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9080399
Grosso G, Vezzosi T, Pergamo CS, Bini M, Patata V, Domenech O, Tognetti R. Evaluation of a Novel Precordial Lead System for the Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Right Ventricular Enlargement in Dogs. Veterinary Sciences. 2022; 9(8):399. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9080399
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrosso, Giovanni, Tommaso Vezzosi, Cesara Sofia Pergamo, Martina Bini, Valentina Patata, Oriol Domenech, and Rosalba Tognetti. 2022. "Evaluation of a Novel Precordial Lead System for the Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Right Ventricular Enlargement in Dogs" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 8: 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9080399