Management and complications of anesthesia for transvenous electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in horses: 62 Cases (2002-2006)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1225-1230

  Bellei, Maria Helena M ^a   Kerr, Carolyn ^a   McGurrin, M Kimberly J ^a   Kenney, Daniel G ^a   Physick Sheard, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 35948968836     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.8.1225     Document Type: Article

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