Atrial fibrillation in dogs with and without structural or functional cardiac disease: A retrospective study of 109 cases

Journal of Veterinary Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-83

  Menaut, Pierre ^a   Bélanger, Marie C ^b   Beauchamp, Guy ^b   Ponzio, Nicole M ^c   Moïse, N Sydney ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Canine; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33745493405     PISSN: 17602734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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