The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of heart rhythm disturbances in dogs and the influence of sex, breed, age, and body weight. To the authors’ best knowledge, the presented study was conducted on the largest animal group with heart rhythm disorders compared to previous investigations. They suffer, however, from substantial limitations like outdated data and focus on a certain cardiac dysrhythmia or evaluation of a certain breed, making them difficult to compare. Statistical analysis of arrhythmias in the general population of dogs have been published by several authors ( 6, 8, 11, 16), and studies describing cardiac dysrhythmias in specific breeds are also available ( 17). Although it has been known for years, veterinary medicine still lacks a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the prevalence of heart rhythm disturbances in animals. The superficial electrocardiogram still remains a relatively simple, widely available, accurate, and inexpensive method for evaluation of arrhythmias. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Although the history of electrocardiography dates back to the 19 th century, the standard leads proposed at that time by Willem Einthoven are still in use nowadays.
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