Demonstration of regional differences in equine ventricular myocardial velocity in normal 2-year-old Thoroughbreds with Doppler tissue imaging

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 222-226

  Sepulveda, M F ^a   Perkins, J D ^a   Bowen, I M ^a   Marr, C M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Rossdale & Partners   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler tissue imaging; Echocardiography; Heart; Horse; Myocardial velocity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; SYSTOLE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 18544377811     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054530722     Document Type: Article

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