Whole blood viscosity and erythrocyte deformability are related to endothelium-dependent vasodilation and coronary risk in the elderly. The prospective investigation of the vasculature in Uppsala seniors (PIVUS) study.

Bo Sandhagen,Lars Lind

Whole blood viscosity and erythrocyte deformability are related to endothelium-dependent vasodilation and coronary risk in the elderly. The prospective investigation of the vasculature in Uppsala seniors (PIVUS) study.

2012

Bo Sandhagen
Lars Lind

Background: It has been shown that an elevated blood viscosity predicts cardiovascular events. One putative mechanism might be an impaired endothelial function. Further, erythrocyte fluidity, repre ...

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Endocrinology
Internal medicine
Erythrocyte deformability
Diabetes mellitus
Endothelium
Whole blood viscosity
Vasodilation
Medicine
elevated blood
endothelium dependent vasodilation
coronary risk

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