Electrocardiaographic survey on dogs in Baghdad province

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate electrocardiography changes in 100 dogs(50 male and 50 female) in Baghdad province to detect incidence of cardiac disorder . The results indicated that electrocardiographic abnormalities are 27% of examined dogs , nodular ectopic 2%, complet heart block 5%,ventricular tachycardia 6% ,bradycardia 8% and decreased T amplitude 6 %. The cardiac arrhythmia and hypokalaemia were the most common cause of cardiac disorders. There were differences between sexes for ECG parameters