A routine electrocardiogram cannot be used to determine the size of myocardial infarction in the rat
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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38(4): 615-619, Apr. 2005. ilus, graf
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ABSTRACT
Nine lead electrocardiograms of non-infarcted (N = 61) and infarcted (N = 71) female Wistar rats (200-250 g) were analyzed in order to distinguish left ventricle myocardial infarction (MI) larger than 40 percent (LMI) from MI smaller than 40 percent (SMI). MI larger than 40 percent clearly caused a deviation of AQRS and AT from normal values of 270-360 degrees to 90-270 degrees. Infarcted rats showed Q wave in D1 larger than 1 mm with 94 percent sensitivity and 100 percent specificity. The sum of QRS positivity in V1, V2 and V6 lower than 10 mm identified MI with 82 percent sensitivity and 100 percent specificity. The data showed that MI can be easily and reliably diagnosed by electrocardiogram in the rat. However, contradicting what is frequently believed, when specificity and sensitivity were analyzed focusing on MI size, none of these current electrocardiographic indices of MI size adequately discriminates LMI from SMI.
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Asunto principal:
Electrocardiografía
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Infarto del Miocardio
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Animales
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Asunto de la revista:
Biologia
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Medicina
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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