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March 1, 1984Equine Veterinary Journal

Three cases of ruptured mitral valve chordae in the horse

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Population

3 horses with ruptured mitral valve chordae

Design

Case_series

Authors

JHJ. R. HolmesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillPMP. J. MillerUniversity of Bristol

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Implication

Alerts equine clinicians to this acute presentation; single case leaves open ECG vector utility for diagnosis.

Structured PICO

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Population
3 horses with ruptured mitral valve chordae
O
Outcome
Clinical observations including history, auscultation, electrocardiogram, and post mortem findings

Ruptured mitral valve chordae in horses presents with acute respiratory distress and signs of severe mitral regurgitation, requiring careful post-mortem assessment.

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Holmes et al. (1984) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a887a8e2c11edba2ecf2b6chttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.1984.tb01880.x

Topics

Mitral valve intervention
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