Electrocardiographic characteristics of trained and untrained standardbred racehorses.

Sarah D NissenRikke WeisElisabeth K Krag-AndersenEva M HesselkildeJonas L IsaksenHelena CarstensenJørgen K KantersDominik LinzPrashanthan SandersCharlotte Hopster-IversenThomas JespersenSteen PehrsonRikke Buhl

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2022)

We identified decreased HR and increased frequency of 2AVB in trained horses. In 5 of 7 horses, His signal recordings had variable H-V intervals within each individual horse, providing novel insight into AV conduction in horses.

Keyphrases

resistance training
body composition
left ventricular
high intensity
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
mitral valve