New Study On EIPH and Salix

[Whirlaway]

"While the study was on a small number of horses (6) it was well constructed (Latin Square trial). The summary of the findings were that Salix (also known as Lasix and Furosemide), essentially acts as a lactate buffer (which is why the TCO2 levels for testing are higher on horses that use lasix than those that don’t) and that it also delays oxygen debt. This performance enhancement is independent of alleviation of EIPH (which in this study they found insignificant incidence of)."

"That all said, the problem the “pro-salix” crowd has to deal with if they are intellectually honest, is that the balance of science shows that Salix confers a performance advantage for the bleeders and non-bleeders alike with delayed oxygen-debt, increased lacate buffering capabilities and weight loss enabling the horses that use it to run faster for longer when compared to horses of similar ability not given Salix. It is a performance disadvantage not to use Salix, but not because it solely reduces EIPH."

http://performancegenetics.com/new-study-on-eiph-and-salix/