Ventricular response during lungeing exercise in horses with lone atrial fibrillation

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-314

  Verheyen, T ^a   Decloedt, A ^a   van der Vekens, N ^a   Sys, S ^a   De Clercq, D ^a   van Loon, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aberrant conduction; Cardiology; Ectopy; Electrocardiography; Horse; R on T phenomenon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84876121126     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2012.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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