An echocardiographic and auscultation study of right heart responses to training in young National Hunt Thoroughbred horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.36, 2006, Pages 153-158

  Lightfoot, G ^b   Jose Cunilleras, E ^c   Rogers, K ^b   Newton, J R ^b   Young, L E ^a  

^a Veterinary Cardiology Services   (United Kingdom)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auscultation; Echocardiograph; Horse; National Hunt; Right ventricle; Tricuspid valve regurgitation

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84878428976     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2006.tb05532.x     Document Type: Article

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