Rotational thromboelastometry-guided perioperative management of coagulation in a patient with Heyde’s syndrome undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

JA Clinical Reports

Table 2 ROTEM findings

	Before surgery	6 h after surgery	12 h after surgery	24 h after surgery	3 days after surgery
EXTEM
CT (s) [38–79]	59	50	54	57	51
CFT (s) [34–159]	200	130	123	131	103
A10 (mm) [43–65]	35	44	44	44	49
MCF (mm) [50–72]	44	52	52	53	56
INTEM
CT (s) [100–240]	308	403	191	240	157
CFT (s) [30–110]	190	182	123	127	102
A10 (mm) [44–66]	38	37	43	44	47
MCF (mm) [50–72]	47	46	51	51	52
FIBTEM
A10 (mm) [7–23]	13	14	–	13	16
MCF (mm) [9–25]	14	15	–	14	19

Units are given in parentheses and reference ranges are given in square brackets
ROTEM rotational thromboelastometry, EXTEM tissue factor reagent, INTEM contact coagulation activator reagent, FIBTEM modified EXTEM test with a platelet aggregation inhibitor, CT clotting time, CFT clot formation time, A10 amplitude at 10 min, MCF maximum clot firmness