Effect of age on the orientation of the auricular activation vector in pig.
The effects of cardiac maturation on the orientation of the auricular activation mean vectors (AP and SAP) in Landrace X White Belgian pigs has been analyzed. The magnitudes of AP and SAP vectors undergo a significant increase between 5 and 20 days of age. On the contrary, physical maturation does not appear to have any effect on the sequence of auricular activation in pigs, since in all the age groups analyzed, the same orientation for P vectors on the horizontal plane and in space was maintained. Both vectors indicated that the auricular activation front was predominantly directed towards the left, caudally and ventrally. It should be noted that in a high percentage of individuals of 1 to 5 days of age, the auricular activation vector goes towards the left and cranially.
Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Córdoba, Spain.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D016275:Atrial Function; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000254:growth & development*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D013552:Swine / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology