Research Article

Hemostatic Markers in Congestive Heart Failure Dogs with Mitral Valve Disease

Table 3

Correlation between variables of 58 CHF dogs with MVD.

PTAPTTFibrinogenD-dimerATIIIPCF.VIIF.VIIIHCTPLTTPALB

PT1.00
APTT0.121.00
Fibrinogen−0.09−0.011.00
D-dimer−0.25−0.240.54a1.00
AT III0.220.13−0.44a−0.57a1.00
PC0.090.01−0.33a−0.36a0.241.00
F.VII−0.28−0.080.36a0.44a−0.22−0.191.00
F.VIII−0.26−0.190.37a0.49a−0.25−0.050.38a1.00
HCT−0.040.070.200.33a−0.26−0.130.240.241.00
PLT−0.110.070.230.31a−0.18−0.150.170.180.34a1.00
TP0.03−0.200.31a0.30a−0.26−0.120.140.190.43a0.38a1.00
ALB0.08−0.010.060.14−0.210.040.070.000.44a0.43a0.56a1.00

Significant difference at P < 0.05 and r between 0.3 and 0.7 (−0.3 and −0.7) indicate a moderate positive (negative) linear relationship.