Electrocardiographic studies in African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops).
Electrocardiograms obtained as part of a pre-experimental clinical examination were analyzed for a newly purchased group of 46 male African green vervets. In general, they were similar to electrocardiograms reported for other Old World species. An unexpectedly high prevalence (17%) of electrocardiogram abnormalities was found in this young (4--6 years of age) vervet population. The main abnormalities were nonspecific T wave flattening, left axis deviation, peaked P waves, RSR' patterns, and abnormally deep Q waves.
D000818:Animals; D002521:Cercopithecus / Q000502:physiology*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops / Q000502:physiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary*; D006339:Heart Rate; D008297:Male