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Swivel-tether jacket system successfully enables continuous 24-hour Holter ECG recording in rhesus monkeys.
Supports continuous ECG monitoring in primate models; leaves open translation to human cardiovascular research.
A swivel-tethering and jacket system was used in conjunction with vinyl patch electrodes and Holter recorders to obtain continuous ECG recordings in 12 rhesus monkeys on a long-term (12 day) study. Animals were custom-fitted with nylon mesh jackets that were connected to a swivel unit by a flexible, stainless steel tether. Lead wires from the chest electrodes passed through the tether to the electrical swivel apparatus located at the top of the cage. Wires from the upper part of the swivel were attached to a reel-to-reel Holter recorder. This technique was used to obtain 24-h continuous ECG recordings, which were later processed using a computer-assisted Holter analysis system.
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Vogel et al. (1991) studied this question. Swivel-tethering and jacket system for Holter monitoring was evaluated on Ability to obtain continuous 24-h ECG recordings. A swivel-tethering and jacket system successfully enabled 24-hour continuous Holter ECG recordings in 12 caged rhesus monkeys over a 12-day study period.
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