The Electrocardiogram of a Beluga Whale

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 thi...

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Published in:Circulation
Main Authors: KING, ROBERT L., JENKS, JAMES L., WHITE, PAUL D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 1953
Subjects:
Physiology (medical)
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Beluga
Beluga whale
Beluga*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.8.3.387
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/01.CIR.8.3.387
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Summary: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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