Atrial fibrillatory rate as predictor of recurrence of atrial fibrillation in horses treated medically or with electrical cardioversion.
Rikke BuhlEva M HesselkildeHelena CarstensenCharlotte Hopster-IversenGunther van LoonAnnelies DecloedtGlenn Van SteenkisteCelia M MarrVirginia B ReefColin C SchwarzwaldKatharyn J MitchellKatarina NostellNora NogradiSøren S NielsenJonas CarlsonPyotr G PlatonovPublished in: Equine veterinary journal (2022)
High AFR is associated with failure of quinidine cardioversion and AF recurrence after successful TVEC. As a noninvasive marker that can be retrieved from surface ECG, AFR can be clinically useful in predicting the probability of responding to quinidine treatment as well as maintaining SR after electrical cardioversion.