Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part G (2024)

Author(s): G Sree Sai Jyothsna, K Rajkumar, N Devadevi, D Selvi, A Abhiramy Prabavathy and P Vijaya Lakshmi

Abstract: Cardiovascular disorders were proven to be one of the most latent disorders in the canines. The clinical assessment accompanied by diagnostic confirmation is the only way for early diagnosis and to enhance the quality of life of affected animals. The aim of this research is to find out the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of electrocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac diseases. Seventy-two dogs of age 3 years and above were randomly selected and detailed clinical examination was carried out. The dogs were subjected to Electrocardiography (ECG) and confirmatory diagnosis was obtained by echocardiography. The findings revealed the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of ECG was found to be 75%, 80.3% and 66.6% respectively. The sensitive cases were found to be in occult stages of diseases without any clinical manifestation. This study revealed that the ~20% of diseased dogs were found negative indicates the need of discretion of clinician in assessing the disease study aided by ECG. Though, ECG is found to be the primary diagnostic aid for cardiac diseases, it should be accompanied with echocardiography for holistic method of diagnosis.