Ventriculo-atrial conduction in the ovine heart, caused by premature ventricular complexes

Ker, James A.; Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington)

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dc.contributor.editor	Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik
dc.contributor.upauthor	Ker, James A.
dc.contributor.upauthor	Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington)
dc.date.accessioned	2011-12-02T07:00:02Z
dc.date.available	2011-12-02T07:00:02Z
dc.date.created	2011
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.description	The articles have been scanned with a HP Scanjet 8300; 600dpi, saved in TIFF format. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	In humans, and certain animals, the atrioventricular conduction system is capable of bidirectional conduction. Depolarization impulses, originating in the ventricle itself, may thus be conducted in a retrograde direction towards the atria. Two common causes for this phenomenon of ventriculo-atrial (retrograde) conduction are premature ventricular complexes and ventricular pacing. The surface electrocardiogram can be used for the detection of such retrogradely conducted beats. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of ventriculo-atrial conduction in Dorper sheep. Premature ventricular complexes in eight healthy Dorper wethers were induced and it was possible to document retrogradely conducted beats on the surface electrocardiogram in all of them. It is concluded that the Dorper sheep heart is capable of ventriculo-atrial conduction.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Ker, J & Webb, EC 2003, 'Ventriculo-atrial conduction in the ovine heart, caused by premature ventricular complexes'. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 107-111.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0030-2465
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17683
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Published jointly by the Agricultural Research Council, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute and the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria.	en
dc.rights	© ARC-Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject	Dorper sheep	en
dc.subject	Electrocardiogram	en
dc.subject	Ventriculo-atrial conduction	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary cardiology	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary electrocardiography	en
dc.title	Ventriculo-atrial conduction in the ovine heart, caused by premature ventricular complexes	en
dc.type	Article	en