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ECG interpretation

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Bowen M.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 15, 2018
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A variety of types of ECG are suitable for the equine practitioner to provide instantaneous or ambulatory ECG recordings in the horse. The traditional paper-trace ECGs can still provide useful clinical information but have largely been replaced by newer electronic devices providing permanent digital recordings without the use of thermal paper that fades over time. Base-apex electrocardiograms remain the standard lead placement in the resting horse and this standardisation of lead placement allows for consistency between recordings which is particularly useful when assessing drug-induced changes in the ECG during treatment for atrial fibrillation ...

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Bowen , M. (2020) “ECG interpretation”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2018/ecg-interpretation (Accessed: 12 September 2024).

Affiliation of the authors at the time of publication

University of Nottingham/Oakham Veterinary Hospital, Ashwell Road, Oakham, LE15 7QH, UK.

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  • M.Bowen

    Bowen M.

    Professor
    BVetMed MMedSci(MedEd) PhD CertVA CertEM(IntMed) DipACVIM DipECEIM PFHEA FRCVS
    Oakham Veterinary Hospital, University of Nottingham/
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