Research Communications of the 24th ECVIM-CA Congress

We analyzed standard electrocardiograms (5 min of ECG, on 6 peripheral leads) performed on three polymorphic groups of dogs (different age, weight and breed): group 1 (n = 14) healthy dogs, group 2 (n = 30) dogs diagnosed with mitral valve disease and group 3 (n = 27) dogs suffering from different neuropathies (without any associated or previously diagnosed cardiovascular disease). The duration of the P wave was measured for all dogs (five consecutive P waves without anomalies or artifacts) and reported to the degree of atrial remodeling, assessed by left atrium/ aorta ratio on echocardiography. The interpretation of the ECG and echocardiography was made by the same examiner (MD). The results were statistically evaluated in a specialized program (IBM SPSS vs. 21).