The digital stethoscope (DS) is a cost-effective single-lead digital stethoscope that allows simultaneous electro- cardiographic (ECG) and phonocardiographic recordings on a smartphone. Despite its application in small ani- mals and horses, there are currently no studies on its use in donkeys. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a new smartphone-based DS device in recording ECG tracings in donkeys. Standard base-apex lead ECG (sECG) and single-lead DS ECG (dECG) were simultaneously recorded for at least 30 s. Both sECG and dECG tracings were analysed by the same operator, recording heart rate, ECG waves and intervals, and the presence and duration of artefacts. Thirty-seven donkeys were included. The dECG tracings were interpretable in all the an- imals (100 %). The results showed perfect agreement between the sECG and dECG data for the classification of heart rhythm and P-wave polarity. Strong agreement was found in the evaluation of heart rate calculated manually and automatically by the smartphone app, QRS complex polarity, T wave polarity, and duration of the PR interval. However, no agreement was found in the evaluation of P wave duration, QRS complex duration and amplitude, and T wave duration and amplitude. In conclusion, although this is only a preliminary study, the DS was a valid, practical, and easy to use electrocardiographic tool for recording good-quality ECG tracings to assess the ECGs of donkeys in the field.

Evaluation of a digital stethoscope for electrocardiographic recording in donkeys: preliminary results / C. Bozzola, A. Ortolina, I. Guffanti, E. Alberti, V. Bronzo, E. Zucca. - In: JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE. - ISSN 0737-0806. - 135:(2024), pp. 105048.1-105048.5. [10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105048]

Evaluation of a digital stethoscope for electrocardiographic recording in donkeys: preliminary results

C. Bozzola
Primo
;
E. Alberti;V. Bronzo
Penultimo
;
E. Zucca
Ultimo
2024

Abstract

The digital stethoscope (DS) is a cost-effective single-lead digital stethoscope that allows simultaneous electro- cardiographic (ECG) and phonocardiographic recordings on a smartphone. Despite its application in small ani- mals and horses, there are currently no studies on its use in donkeys. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a new smartphone-based DS device in recording ECG tracings in donkeys. Standard base-apex lead ECG (sECG) and single-lead DS ECG (dECG) were simultaneously recorded for at least 30 s. Both sECG and dECG tracings were analysed by the same operator, recording heart rate, ECG waves and intervals, and the presence and duration of artefacts. Thirty-seven donkeys were included. The dECG tracings were interpretable in all the an- imals (100 %). The results showed perfect agreement between the sECG and dECG data for the classification of heart rhythm and P-wave polarity. Strong agreement was found in the evaluation of heart rate calculated manually and automatically by the smartphone app, QRS complex polarity, T wave polarity, and duration of the PR interval. However, no agreement was found in the evaluation of P wave duration, QRS complex duration and amplitude, and T wave duration and amplitude. In conclusion, although this is only a preliminary study, the DS was a valid, practical, and easy to use electrocardiographic tool for recording good-quality ECG tracings to assess the ECGs of donkeys in the field.
Digital stethoscope; Donkey; Eko duo; Electrocardiography; Smartphone ECG.
Settore VET/08 - Clinica Medica Veterinaria
2024
16-mar-2024
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