Effect of transvenous electrical cardioversion on plasma cardiac troponin I concentrations in horses with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1103-1107

  Jesty, S A ^a   Kraus, M ^a   Gelzer, A ^a   Rishniw, M ^a   Moise, N S ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Biomarker; Equine; Heart

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOVERSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TROPONIN I;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 70349655379     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0369.x     Document Type: Article

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