COMPARISON OF A SMARTPHONE-BASED ELECTROCARDIOGRAM DEVICE WITH A STANDARD SIX-LEAD ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN THE ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS)

A bipolar, single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device is capable of recording ECGs with an integrated smartphone application. To determine the utility of this device, phone-based ECGs (pECG) were compared with standard six-lead ECGs (sECG) in four female Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at the National Aquarium. Study animals were trained to haul out onto a dry deck in ventral recumbency and allow simultaneous 30-sec ECG...