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October 15, 1992Journal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationOpen Access

Ventricular arrhythmias in horses: 21 cases (1984-1989)

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Population

21 horses with unexplained tachycardia or an arrhythmia detected on auscultation, identified as having…

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

up to several months

Authors

JRJohanna M. ReimerBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinVRVirginia B. ReefUniversity of PennsylvaniaRSRaymond W. SweeneyRoskilde University

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Implication

Supports treating underlying disease first in equine VPDs; leaves open antiarrhythmic efficacy in prospective trials.

Structured PICO

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Population
21 horses with unexplained tachycardia or an arrhythmia detected on auscultation, identified as having ventricular premature depolarizations (VPD).
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Intervention
Antiarrhythmic drugs (administered to 9 horses) or conservative management including treatment of underlying systemic disease, corticosteroids, NSAIDs, or stall rest (11 horses).
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Outcome
Conversion to sinus rhythm or resolution/decrease in frequency of ventricular premature depolarizations.surrogate

In horses with ventricular premature depolarizations, arrhythmias often resolve with treatment of underlying systemic disease, though antiarrhythmic drugs can be effective in converting to sinus rhythm.

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Reimer et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a887a8e2c11edba2ecf2b69https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.1992.201.08.1237
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