Research Article

A Preclinical Porcine Model of Portal Vein Thrombosis in Liver Cirrhosis

Table 2

Thrombelastography variables in the comparison of control, cirrhosis, and cirrhosis with PVT.

TEG parametersControlCirrhosisCirrhosis with PVT

TEG-CIab,c
TEG-K (min)b,c
TEG-MA (mm)b,c
TEG-R (min)3.03 ± 0.21ab
TEG-α (deg)ab,c

CI: coagulation index; : coagulation time; MA: maximum amplitude; : reaction time; : alpha angle; PVT: portal vein thrombosis; TEG: thrombelastography. a between the cirrhosis group and control group. b between the cirrhosis with PVT group and control group. c between the cirrhosis with PVT group and cirrhosis group.