Article
Breed predisposition and heritability of atrial fibrillation in the Standardbred horse: a retrospective case-control study.
Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology - 1 Sept 2014
Physick-Sheard Peter, Kraus Megan, Basrur Pari, McGurrin Kimberly, Kenney Daniel, Schenkel Flavio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess evidence for genetic contributions to atrial fibrillation (AF) in the Standardbred horse. ANIMALS: Equine referrals to the Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Centre (OVCHSC) for 1985-2009, and age and gait matched breed registry controls. METHODS: Breeds presenting ≥ 5 times annually were tabulated (admission year and diagnosis; total 40,039; AF 396; no AF 39,643), and breed and year...
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