Electrocardiographic study in the American Quarter Horse breed

Abstract

An evaluation of the electrocardiographic profile of 50 clinically healthy Quarter Horses, with ages ranging from six months to 28 years old, 34 females and 16 males, was performed. Heart rate has not decreased with age, and duration of the QRS complex increased with the growth of the animal. The amplitude of the S and T1 waves were higher in male subjects than in female Quarter Horses.

Keywords

• arritmias
• equinos
• eletrocardiograma
• doenças cardíacas
• função cardiovascular