Re: atrial fibulation - could be a red alert

["GESA BRINKS" <gesaeqfx@pe.net>]

Stacy,  so sorry to hear about your horse.   Do you know what the vets
would/could have done for him had he gone in for an EKG?  Does anyone know?
Heidi, Susan G.??  This is a new thing to me, any info can be emailed
privately if no one else is interested.     Stacy,  again,  my heart goes
out to you on your loss.  gesa n clovis n sky


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From: guest@endurance.net <guest@endurance.net>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: RC: atrial fibulation - could be a red alert


>stacy stacy.a.berger@intel.com
>My long time, successful endurance horse was noted to
>have an atrial fibulation at the post ride check.  The first
>vet noted an irregular heart rate.  He called over a second vet,
>who is on the UC Davis staff - she recommended that I take
>the horse in for an EKG on Monday.  2 other vets then listened,
>all did not know what was going on, but advised me to take him in for an
EKG - that it appeared to be an atrial fibulation.  He was sound, lots of
energy, A's on hydration (I
>have the vet card).  The vets gave us a completion because he looked
awesome, and had been doing well all day long - although we were not fit to
continue based on his heart problems.
>
>He died that night in the pasture.  It was likely a heart attack.
>
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