Grayson-Jockey Club Launches EIPH Research Projects

The projects will investigate EIPH’s pathophysiology and the effect of the medication furosemide on that condition.
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The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced Sept. 15 that it has launched the funding of two projects aimed at in-depth investigation of the pathophysiology of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) and the effect of the medication furosemide on that condition.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is playing a prominent role in funding the projects, and Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has reached out to racetracks to complete the funding. To date, the following racetracks and companies have pledged financial support at an equal level: Churchill Downs, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Keeneland, Kentucky Downs, New York Racing Association, Oak Tree Racing Association, Oaklawn Park, and The Stronach Group.

The projects are being conducted by Warwick Bayly, BVSc, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, at Washington State University and Heather Knych, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVCP, at University of California, Davis. Among objectives is further pursuit of data following preliminary work that indicated the beneficial effect of furosemide (also known as Lasix or Salix) administered 24 hours prior to exercise could be equal to, and in some parameters better than, furosemide administered at four hours pre-exercise.

The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation had put out a call for more science on EIPH and the use of furosemide to try to mitigate its effects. Five proposals were submitted, and these two were selected by a subcommittee of veterinarians and researchers from the foundation’s Research Advisory Committee

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