Prevalence of exercise-associated arrhythmias in normal performing dressage horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 38, 2010, Pages 202-207

  Barbesgaard, L ^a   Buhl, R ^a   Meldgaard, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias; Dressage; Exercise; Heart rate; Horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; SPORT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SPORTS; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 78249278815     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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