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Specialized electrocardiography technique successfully captures an ECG in a beluga whale.
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Demonstrates an electrocardiogram recording technique in a beluga whale, indicating the feasibility of electrophysiological monitoring in large cetaceans.
In the course of our study of the comparative anatomy and physiology of the mammalian heart, it became necessary to develop a technic to obtain the electrocardiogram of the largest mammal of all. Because of its availability, the small white Beluga whale in northern waters was the first object of this research, prior to obtaining the record of a large whale, which is our ultimate aim. This article describes the process of obtaining the electrocardiogram and presents the electrocardiogram itself.
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King et al. (1953) studied Comparative anatomy and physiology of the mammalian heart (n=1). Electrocardiography was evaluated on Electrocardiogram recording. A specialized electrocardiography technique was developed and used to successfully obtain the electrocardiogram of 1 small white Beluga whale.
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