Heart and airways: the motors of the equine athlete

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dc.contributor.authorSimões, Joana
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Clarisse
dc.contributor.authorPrazeres, José
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Joana
dc.contributor.authorBatista, Mariana
dc.contributor.institutionFaculdade de Medicina Veterinária
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionRevista Lusófona de Ciência e Medicina Veterinária
dc.description.abstractThe respiratory and the cardiovascular systems are key components for the efficient distribution of oxygen throughout the organism. As such, any small disturbance in their activity will jeopardize the performance of the equine athlete compromising muscular function and exercise recovery. Thus, the aim of this research group is to investigate equine exercise physiology, including respiratory and cardiovascular physiology, and to explore how respiratory and cardiovascular disfunction affect the equine athlete. Most studies on equine exercise physiology are based either on Thoroughbreds or Arabian horses. However in Portugal, the most common horse breed is the Lusitano horse which has different attributes from the aforementioned breeds. Thus, part of the work of this research groups includes investigating how Lusitanos’ adapt to training protocols, by evaluating the physiological adaptations of the cardiovascular system to a training protocol. This project will include ultrasound examination and electrocardiogram of the heart, as well as evaluation of perfusion indicators. Additionally, our goal is to also conduct research on diseases that can lead to poor performance. One example is our research on equine asthma, which resulted in the development of a staging method with lung function testing (pleural pressure and plethysmography). We are also planning to investigate if a specific population of neutrophils can be used in the diagnosis of severe equine asthma, if tomosynthesis we can aid in disease identification, and during this time we intend to begin collecting samples for future microbiome analysis. Keywords: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Physiology, Equine asthma, Dynamic conditionspt
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dc.identifier.citationSimões , J , Coelho , C , Prazeres , J , Fonseca , J & Batista , M 2022 , ' Heart and airways: the motors of the equine athlete ' , Revista Lusófona de Ciência e Medicina Veterinária .
dc.identifier.issn1646-8805
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEdições Universitárias Lusófonas
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Lusófona de Ciência e Medicina Veterinária
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVETERINÁRIA
dc.subjectMEDICINA VETERINÁRIA
dc.subjectEQUÍDEOS
dc.subjectCAVALOS
dc.subjectANIMAIS DE DESPORTO
dc.subjectSISTEMA RESPIRATÓRIO
dc.subjectSISTEMA CARDIOVASCULAR
dc.subjectFISIOLOGIA
dc.subjectVETERINARY MEDICINE
dc.subjectEQUIDS
dc.subjectHORSES
dc.subjectSPORTS ANIMALS
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY SYSTEM
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
dc.subjectPHYSIOLOGY
dc.titleHeart and airways: the motors of the equine athleteen
dc.typearticle

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Revista Lusófona de Ciência e Medicina Veterinária Vol. 13 (2022)