Why the study?
Does conversion of atrial fibrillation to normal sinus rhythm cause left atrial mechanical dysfunction in horses?
Population
11 Standardbred horses
Comparison
Conversion to normal sinus rhythm vs Healthy Standardbred horses
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
72 hours
Authors
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Transient LA dysfunction at 24 hours post-cardioversion in horses warrants monitoring; leaves open clinical impact and relevance beyond this model.
Does conversion of atrial fibrillation to normal sinus rhythm cause left atrial mechanical dysfunction in horses?
Conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in horses is associated with transient left atrial mechanical dysfunction at 24 hours, detectable by echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging.
Schwarzwald et al. (2007) studied this question.
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