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Atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia Electrocardiogram cases, 45; see also Atrial
(AVRT), 24
abnormalities; Sinus arrhythmia; Sinus
VetBooks.ir AV block, see Atrioventricular block accelerated idioventricular rhythm, 69, 70
treatment of, 33–34
bradycardia; Sinus rhythm; Sinus tachycardia
AV node, see Atrioventricular node accelerated junctional rhythm and left heart
AVRT, see Atrioventricular re-entrant enlargement, 85, 86
tachycardia electrical defibrillation, 76
first-degree AV nodal block, 81, 82, 87, 88
B junctional escape complex, 99, 100
BBs, see Beta-blockers left ventricular enlargement, 59, 60
Beta-blockers (BBs), 29 low amplitude QRS complexes, 87, 88
Bradyarrhythmias; see also Arrhythmia paroxysmal rapid VT, 77, 78
evaluation polymorphic VT, 89, 90
and conduction disturbances, 24 rapid VT, 65, 66
sinus bradycardia, 24, 25 second-degree AV nodal block, 53, 54, 79, 80
treatment of, 34 sinus arrest and junctional escape beats, 63, 64
Breed-specific arrhythmias, 30–31 third-degree AV nodal block, 61, 62
Bundle of His, 20 torsade de pointes, 47, 48
ventricular bigeminy, 73, 74
ventricular fibrillation, 75, 76
C ventricular tachycardia into fibrillation, 97, 98
Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs), 29 Electrocardiogram evaluation, 11
Cardiac arrhythmias, 21 bundle branch block, 20
in cats, 29 heart enlargement criteria, 18–19
Cardiac conduction system heart rate calculation, 12, 13
and components of P–QRS–T complex, 8 left atrial and ventricular enlargement, 18
concealed AV nodal conduction, 111, 112 mean electrical axis, 12–15
specialized, 5 paper speed and sensitivity, 11
CCBs, see Calcium-channel blockers PR interval, 16
CHF, see Congestive heart failure P wave, 16
Congestive heart failure (CHF), 32 QRS complex, 17, 138
Constant rate infusion (CRI), 36 rhythm, 12
CRI, see Constant rate infusion right ventricular enlargement, 19
shift electrical axis, 15
ST segment, 18, 138
D T wave, 18
Defibrillation, external electrical, 76 waveform morphology and intervals, 16
Defibrillators, 135 Electrocardiography, smartphone-based, 7
Drug therapy, 129, 130, 131, 132 Electrocardiography principles, 1
action potentials of heart, 9
augmented limb leads, 3
E cardiac conduction system and components of
ECG, see Electrocardiogram P–QRS–T complex, 8
Ectopic atrial tachycardia, see Focal atrial cardiac depolarization in frontal plane, 2
tachycardia chest leads, 4
Electrical alternans, 46 ECG lead terminology, 1–2
Electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation, electrical properties of heart, 9
133–135 indications for ECG recordings, 1
Electrical defibrillation, 76 lead placement and acquisition, 6–7
Electrocardiogram (ECG), 1, 39 limb leads, 2–3
amplitude and duration, 17 normal ECG, 4–5
normal amplitudes and durations, 137 smartphone-based ECG, 7
6-lead, 13 specialized cardiac conduction system, 5
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