Cardiac Arrhythmia has a High Rate of Recurrence in the Thoroughbred Racehorse, a Naturally Occurring Animal Model for the Athletes Heart

Background: Cardiac arrhythmia is common in intensively trained human athletes. Rodent studies have demonstrated increased arrhythmia inducibility following a period of athletic conditioning. The Thoroughbred racehorse demonstrates cardiac adaptations to athletic training in a similar manner to human athletes and is a naturally occurring model for the Athletes Heart.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - June 23, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: L. Nath, P. Curl, A. Elliott, A. La Gerche, S. Franklin Tags: 161 Source Type: research