The prevalence of cardiac murmurs among standardbred racehorses presented with poor performance

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 781-785

  Zucca, Enrica ^a   Ferrucci, Francesco ^a   Stancari, Giovanni ^a   Saporiti, Tiziana ^a   Ferro, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac murmur; Color flow doppler; Echocardiography; Racehorse; Standardbred

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART MURMUR; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RUNNING; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; HEART MURMURS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RUNNING; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77954277267     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.09-0217     Document Type: Article

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