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Right ventricular and atrial function in nature’s ultimate athlete: the horse
The horse is used as an animal model for exercise-induced right ventricular and atrial remodeling, which has been linked to arrhythmias and sudden death in human athletes. The effect of induced pulmonary hypertension and exercise training on right ventricular and atrial function and structure is investigated using echocardiography, electrocardiography, cardiac biomarkers and myocardial biopsies.
Date:1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2017
Keywords:horse, training, echocardiography, cardiology, biopsy, biomarker
Disciplines:Veterinary physiology, pathophysiology and biochemistry, Veterinary internal medicine and pathophysiology, Veterinary medical imaging