Recommendations for management of equine athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 749-761

  Reef, V B ^a   Bonagura, J ^b   Buhl, R ^c   Mcgurrin, M K J ^d   Schwarzwald, C C ^e   van Loon, G ^f   Young, L E ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Echocardiography; Exercise testing; Murmurs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MURMUR; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HORSE; HORSE DISEASES; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; HEART MURMURS; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84899653368     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12340     Document Type: Article

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