An equine model of chronic atrial fibrillation: Methodology

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 142-150

  Van Loon, Gunther ^a   Duytschaever, M ^b   Tavernier, R ^b   Fonteyne, W ^b   Jordaens, L ^b   Deprez, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Electrophysiology; Experimental model; Horse; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECORDING; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SINUS NODE; SINUS RHYTHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HORSE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0036720211     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2001.0668     Document Type: Article

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