Pathologic and Electrocardiographic Findings in Sudden Cardiac Death in Racehorses

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 921-928

  Kiryu, Keiji ^a   Machida, Noboru ^a   Kashida, Yoko ^a   Yoshihara, Toyohiko ^b   Amada, Akio ^c   Yamamoto, Takeshi ^d  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Japan Racing Association   (Japan)

^d Japan Racing Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Equine; Heart; Pathology; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANIMALS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0033174326     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.921     Document Type: Article

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