Research Article

Thromboelastometric Profiles of Horses Affected by Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhages

Table 2

Mean values ± standard deviation (median values) recorded before the race.

CT (sec)CFT (sec)MCF (mm)α (°)Vmax (mm/min)AUC (mm2)

EXTNC56.7±14.6140.±19.354.4±5.068.0±5.412.3±2.55420.1±498.6
(59.0)(140.0)(54.0)(70.0)(11.0)(5358.0)
E49.9±4.6122.7±24.157.8±4.571.7±5.014.7±4.15754.0±411.3
(48.4)(127.8)(57.6)(70.5)(14.1)(5739.3)
INTNC277.0±37.5124.1±22.547.0±5.866.1±3.712.1±6.04739.0±587.8
(287.0)(124.0)(45.0)(66.0)(10.0)(4595.0)
E291.1±33.5100.6±12.550.3±4.469.9±1.714.0±3.94965.4±418.2
(294.3)(102.2)(49.8)(69.8)(12.8)(4871.2)
FIBNC51.0±4.5Nd15.3±3.370.7±6.914.6±2.71504.0±329.2
(51.0)(15.0)(72.0)(14.0)(1485.0)
E47.4±3.2Nd16.9±3.475.2±2.717.0±3.61673.6±368.5
(47.5)(16.5)(74.0)(16.0)(1623.0)
LYSNC50.5±3.4162.0±22.548.7±3.165.8±7.011.2±2.64825.8±297.6
(50.5)(165.5)(48.5)(67.5)(12.0)(4783.5)
E52.6±5.7142.9±31.653.8±4.267.3±7.714.0±3.85345.4±483.0
(53.5)(140.0)(53.5)(66.0)(13.5)(5305.0)

NC: negative controls; E: EIPH; EXT: extrinsic pathway; INT: intrinsic pathway; FIB: fibrinogen activity; LYS: fibrinolysis; nd: not determinable; in bold P<.05 versus the pre-race NC value; Fibrinogen and fibrinolytic activities were determined in only 11 samples.