Massive pulmonary thromboembolism in six horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 514-517

  Norman, T E ^a   Chaffin, M K ^b   Perris, E E ^c   Edwards, J F ^b   David, J B ^a   Cohen, N D ^b   Reuss, S ^b  

^a Blue Ridge Equine Clinic   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Perris Equine Veterinary Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Horse; Internal medicine; Jugular thrombosis; Pulmonary thromboembolism; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 47049107135     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X297444     Document Type: Article

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