Assessment of the electrocardiogram in dogs with visceral leishmaniasis

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Marlos G. Sousa¹  Roberta Carareto¹  Jeanna G. Silva¹  Juliana Oliveira¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Tocantins Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Araguaína TO ,Brazil

关键词: Visceral leishmaniasis;    electrocardiography;    arrhythmias;    canines;    protozoan;    electrophysiology;    Leishmaniose visceral;    eletrocardiografia;    arritmias;    caninos;    protozoário;    eletrofisiologia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2013000500015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

As myocarditis and arrhythmias have been shown to occur in both human beings and dogs with leishmaniasis, electrocardiograms of 105 dogs serologically positive for this disease were assessed for rhythm disturbances and changes in ECG waves. A few expressive alterations were seen, including sinus arrest, right bundle branch block, and atrial premature beats in 14.3%, 4.8%, and 4.8% of the studied subjects, respectively. Also, the analysis of ECG waves showed changes suggestive of left atrium and ventricle enlargements, and myocardial hypoxia in some animals. Although cardiac compromise has been previously reported in dogs with leishmaniasis, only a small subset of dogs showed any alteration in the electrocardiogram, which cannot support the occurrence of myocarditis in this investigation.

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