Cardiac arrhythmias associated with piroplasmosis in the horse: A case report

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 193-195

  Diana, Alessia ^a   Guglielmini, Carlo ^b   Candini, Daniela ^a   Pietra, Marco ^a   Cipone, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Babesia; Cardiac disorder; Electrocardiography; Equine; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AMPLISOL; BILIRUBIN; CARBESIA; CREATINE KINASE MB; IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE; PYRETHROID; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; TROPONIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; FEVER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; MONOCYTOSIS; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PIROPLASMOSIS; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REMISSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UREMIA; URINE COLOR; URINE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; BABESIOSIS; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; TROPONIN I;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; EQUIDAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34249876910     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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