TY  - JOUR
T1  - Electrocardiographic Parameters in Purebred Kurd Horse
AU - Dalir-Naghadeh, Bahram AU - Tavanaei-Manesh, Hamid 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 21
SP  - 2698
EP  - 2703
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.2698.2703
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.2698.2703
KW  - amplitude
KW  -arrhythmia
KW  -Kurd horse
KW  -Electrocardiography
KW  -duration
KW  -Iran
AB  - This study was undertaken to determine the normal electrocardiographic parameters of Kurd horse and to compare them with previously published data for other breeds. Electrocardiograms were recorded using Base-Apex lead in 45 purebred Kurd horse aged from 3-28 years old (13 female and 32 male). Heart rate and rhythm, configuration and amplitude of waves and complexes, duration of waves, complexes, intervals and segments and the shape of ST segment were evaluated. The analyses showed that the resting heart rate (mean and standard deviation 32.33±5.54 and range 23-45) of Kurd horse is lower than those of reported from other breeds. Incomplete atrioventricular block was detected in none of the horses. High frequency of wandering pacemaker (28.9%) and sinus arrhythmia (24.4%) and low frequency of sinus block (4.4%) were the other aspect of the heart rhythm in Kurd horse. Significant differences were seen for heart rate, T wave amplitude and duration of PR segment in relation to sex. The results suggest that the electrocardiographic parameters of the Kurd horse are comparable with parameters of elite horses such as Thoroughbred racehorses.
ER  -