Comparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study

Chronic exposure to stressful environments can negatively impact cats' health and welfare, affecting behavioral, autonomic, endocrine, and immune function, as with cats in shelters. Low-stress handling practices likely improve shelter cat welfare, but data supporting improved outcomes remain li...

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Autores principales:	Emma K. Grigg, Yu Ueda, Ashley L. Walker, Lynette A. Hart, Samany Simas, Joshua A. Stern
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	cat physiological stress measures heart rate heart rate variability Holter monitor Polar H10 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1e066a604b1d4fd9a61bd2de8ed90b752021-11-08T05:22:18ZComparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study2297-176910.3389/fvets.2021.741583https://doaj.org/article/1e066a604b1d4fd9a61bd2de8ed90b752021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.741583/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2297-1769Chronic exposure to stressful environments can negatively impact cats' health and welfare, affecting behavioral, autonomic, endocrine, and immune function, as with cats in shelters. Low-stress handling practices likely improve shelter cat welfare, but data supporting improved outcomes remain limited. Cardiac activity, particularly heart rate variability (HRV), is an indicator of stress and emotional state in humans and non-human animals, tracking important body functions associated with stress responsiveness, environmental adaptability, mental, and physical health. HRV studies in cats are limited, involving mainly anesthetized or restrained cats. This pilot study tested the feasibility of obtaining HRV data from unrestrained cats, using a commercially available cardiac monitoring system (Polar H10 with chest strap), compared with data from a traditional ambulatory electrocardiogram. Simultaneous data for the two systems were obtained for five adult cats. Overall, the Polar H10 monitor assessments of HRV were lower than the true HRV assessment by ambulatory ECG, except for SDNN. Correlation between the two systems was weak. Possible reasons for the lack of agreement between the two methods are discussed. At this time, our results do not support the use of Polar H10 heart rate monitors for studies of HRV in cats.Emma K. GriggYu UedaAshley L. WalkerLynette A. HartSamany SimasJoshua A. SternFrontiers Media S.A.articlecatphysiological stress measuresheart rateheart rate variabilityHolter monitorPolar H10Veterinary medicineSF600-1100ENFrontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	cat physiological stress measures heart rate heart rate variability Holter monitor Polar H10 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Emma K. Grigg Yu Ueda Ashley L. Walker Lynette A. Hart Samany Simas Joshua A. Stern Comparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study
description	Chronic exposure to stressful environments can negatively impact cats' health and welfare, affecting behavioral, autonomic, endocrine, and immune function, as with cats in shelters. Low-stress handling practices likely improve shelter cat welfare, but data supporting improved outcomes remain limited. Cardiac activity, particularly heart rate variability (HRV), is an indicator of stress and emotional state in humans and non-human animals, tracking important body functions associated with stress responsiveness, environmental adaptability, mental, and physical health. HRV studies in cats are limited, involving mainly anesthetized or restrained cats. This pilot study tested the feasibility of obtaining HRV data from unrestrained cats, using a commercially available cardiac monitoring system (Polar H10 with chest strap), compared with data from a traditional ambulatory electrocardiogram. Simultaneous data for the two systems were obtained for five adult cats. Overall, the Polar H10 monitor assessments of HRV were lower than the true HRV assessment by ambulatory ECG, except for SDNN. Correlation between the two systems was weak. Possible reasons for the lack of agreement between the two methods are discussed. At this time, our results do not support the use of Polar H10 heart rate monitors for studies of HRV in cats.
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author	Emma K. Grigg Yu Ueda Ashley L. Walker Lynette A. Hart Samany Simas Joshua A. Stern
author_facet	Emma K. Grigg Yu Ueda Ashley L. Walker Lynette A. Hart Samany Simas Joshua A. Stern
author_sort	Emma K. Grigg
title	Comparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study
title_short	Comparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study
title_full	Comparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study
title_fullStr	Comparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study
title_full_unstemmed	Comparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study
title_sort	comparative assessment of heart rate variability obtained via ambulatory ecg and polar heart rate monitors in healthy cats: a pilot study
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1e066a604b1d4fd9a61bd2de8ed90b75
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Comparative Assessment of Heart Rate Variability Obtained via Ambulatory ECG and Polar Heart Rate Monitors in Healthy Cats: A Pilot Study

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