Transvenous electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in six horses using custom made cardioversion catheters

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-204

  De Clercq, Dominique ^a   van Loon, Gunther ^a   Schauvliege, Stijn ^a   Tavernier, Rene ^b   Baert, Kris ^a   Croubels, Siska ^a   De Backer, Patrick ^a   Deprez, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Direct current shocks; Equine; Flecainide; Quinidine sulfate

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; QUINIDINE SULFATE; TROPONIN I;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVERSION; COLIC; DIARRHEA; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRODE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HORSE DISEASE; JUGULAR VEIN; NONHUMAN; PULMONARY ARTERY; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 44849089678     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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