Publications by authors named "A Spake"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to investigate how often arrhythmias occur in unsedated cats from general veterinary practices, analyzing 9,440 out of 10,638 collected ECGs.
- - Arrhythmias were identified in 249 cats (2.64%), with ventricular premature complexes being the most common, and factors like being a Ragdoll, older age, and male gender associated with higher odds of having an arrhythmia.
- - The findings suggest a need for more research on the link between specific cat breeds and their heart health, as not all arrhythmias indicate heart disease on their own.
Objectives: The vertebral heart score is a measurement used to index heart size relative to thoracic vertebra. Vertebral heart score can be a useful tool for identifying and staging heart disease and providing prognostic information. The purpose of this study is to validate the use of a vertebral heart score algorithm compared to manual vertebral heart scoring by three board-certified veterinary cardiologists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiovascular diseases are major causes of death in the western world and this incidence increases in the elderly population. With aging, there are physiologic changes to the cardiac structure secondary to adipose tissue deposition, calcification of valve leaflets and changes in the structure of the heart including atrial remodeling. Such changes can make the myocardium more susceptible to stress leading to a higher prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the aging population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnostic accuracy of computer aided electrocardiogram analysis in dogs.
J Small Anim Pract
February 2021
Objectives: Evaluation of a computerised electrocardiogram algorithm compared to the interpretation of a team of board-certified veterinary cardiologists.
Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional retrospective cohort study. A total of 399 electronic canine electrocardiogram recordings screened from 1391 electrocardiograms were enrolled in the study.