Use of intravenous flecainide in horses with naturally-occurring atrial fibrillation

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 609-614

  Van Loon, G ^a   Blissitt, K J ^b   Keen, J A ^b   Young, L E ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation, intravenous; Flecainide; Horse; Quinidine sulphate

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; FLECAINIDE ACETATE; QUINIDINE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 8644285029     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044864516     Document Type: Article

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