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Influence of left atrial enlargement and body weight on the development of atrial fibrillation: retrospective study on 205 dogs
- Publication Year :
- 2000
- Publisher :
- Harcourt Publishers Limited:Foots Cray High Street, Sidcup Kent DA14 5HP United Kingdom:011 44 20 83085700, EMAIL: journals@harcourt.com, INTERNET: http://www.harcourt-international.com, Fax: 011 44 20 83085876, 2000.
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Abstract
- We studied 205 dogs with cardiac diseases associated with left atrial enlargement (LAE). On the basis of electrocardiogram results, they were divided into: Group A, 50 dogs with atrial fibrillation (AF) and Group B, 155 dogs without AF. Group B was further subdivided in Group BI (123 dogs with sinus rhythm) and Group BII (32 dogs with cardiac arrhythmias other than AF). Bodyweight (BW) and left atrial diameter (LA) of Group A dogs were significantly greater (P < 0.05) than dogs in all other groups. The left atrium/aorta (LA/Ao) ratio of Group A dogs was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that of dogs of Group B and BI. Using the couple of variables BW and LA, the logistic regression models were able to predict "non-development of AF" (with 92.3% probability) vs. "development of AF" (with 74% probability), and "maintaining sinus rhythm" (with 95.1% probability) vs. "development of AF" (with 86% probability). © 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Cardiomegaly
Body weight
Group A
Group B
Cardiac disease
Electrocardiography
Dogs
Internal medicine
Atrial Fibrillation
Dog
medicine
Left atrial enlargement
Animals
Sinus rhythm
cardiovascular diseases
Dog Diseases
Heart Atria
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography
General Veterinary
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Body Weight
Retrospective cohort study
Atrial fibrillation
medicine.disease
Logistic Models
Echocardiography
Anesthesia
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
Regression Analysis
Animal Science and Zoology
business
Subjects
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....92d0db5acd56a6eb0f3a4784ebc5f85e