title: Myocardial fibrosis in a horse with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia observed during general anesthesia.
abstract: Ventricular dysrhythmias are more commonly associated with myocardial disease than are supraventricular dysrhythmias. Management of arrhythmias under general anesthesia is difficult because of the dysrhythmogenic effects of the anesthetic drugs. This report describes a severe ventricular dysrhythmia observed in a pony under general anesthesia, with a severe and old myocardial fibrosis found on postmortem examination.
authors.affiliation: Clinique equine - CIRALE, DEPEC, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7, avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94704 Maisons-Alfort, France. vcoudry@vet-alfort.fr
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Coudry
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jean
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desbois
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tnibar
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laugier
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*