Transvenous electrical cardioversion of equine atrial fibrillation: Technical considerations

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 695-702

  McGurrin, M Kimberly J ^a   Physick Sheard, Peter W ^a   Kenney, Daniel G ^a   Kerr, Carolyn ^a   Hanna, W J Brad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac disease; Electrophysiology; Heart; Horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 26844534982     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19[695:TECOEA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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