Tachyarrhythmia in a baboon: a case report.
An adult baboon with multiple organ symptomatology and tachycardia was successfully treated with one-time electrical cardioversion. The case is presented to demonstrate the need to include ECG monitoring in diagnostic assessment of primate animals with nonspecific symptoms.
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000662:veterinary; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010215:Papio; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*