Key result
In 3 horses with atrial fibrillation, echocardiography showed no anterior motion of the mitral valve, which reappeared in one horse after quinidine restored sinus rhythm.
Why the study?
Can echocardiography detect changes in mitral valve motion in horses with atrial fibrillation?
Population
3 horses with atrial fibrillation
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Supports echocardiography for detecting mitral valve motion loss in equine AF; leaves open clinical utility and validation in larger studies.
Case Report (n=3)
Can echocardiography detect changes in mitral valve motion in horses with atrial fibrillation?
Echocardiography can demonstrate the loss of anterior mitral valve motion during atrial systole in horses with atrial fibrillation, and its return following cardioversion.
Wingfield et al. (1980) conducted a case report in Atrial fibrillation (n=3). Echocardiography and Quinidine was evaluated on Mitral valve motion. In 3 horses with atrial fibrillation, echocardiography showed no anterior motion of the mitral valve, which reappeared in one horse after quinidine restored sinus rhythm.
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