Long-term follow-up of atrial function after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 583-588

  Decloedt, Annelies ^a   Verheyen, Tinne ^a   Van Der Vekens, Nicky ^a   Sys, Stanislas ^a   De Clercq, Dominique ^a   Van Loon, Gunther ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial remodelling; Echocardiography; Quinidine sulfate; Tissue Doppler imaging; Transvenous electrical cardioversion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSVENOUS ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EQUIDAE;

ATRIAL REMODELLING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; QUINIDINE SULFATE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSVENOUS ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE;

EID: 84884982305     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.05.032     Document Type: Article

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