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Estimates of heritability of atrial fibrillation in the Standardbred racehorse.
Equine veterinary journal - 1 Nov 2017
Kraus M, Physick-Sheard P W, Brito L F, Schenkel F S
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BACKGROUND: The number of Standardbred racehorses admitted to the Ontario Veterinary College Teaching Hospital (Guelph, Canada) for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been on the rise since the early 1990s. A small number of sires have been contributing to a large proportion of cases, indicating there may be a genetic predisposition to the arrhythmia in this breed. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study...
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