A TROUBLING SIDE EFFECT OF EQUINE ASTHMA
New research from Canada has revealed a troubling side effect of uncontrolled respiratory disease in horses–changes in the pulmonary arteries that could lead to heart failure.
Thickening of the pulmonary arteries and the associated increase in blood pressure is known as pulmonary hypertension. It’s a well-documented finding in people with severe asthma but until this study had not been detected in horses. Severe equine asthma, previously known as recurrent airway obstruction,
