Whole blood viscosity, RBC defomability index and fibrinogen in ischemic cerebrovascular disease

836 Fibrinogen , Viscosity , and White Blood Cell Count Are Major Risk Factors for Ischemic Heart Disease

are predictive of ischemic heart disease (IHD). The relations of fibrinogen, viscosity, and white blood cell count to the incidence ofIHD in the Caerphilly and Speedwell prospective studies are described. Methods and Results. The two studies have a common core protocol and are based on a combined cohort of 4,860 middle-aged men from the general population. The first follow-up was at a nearly co...

Fibrinogen , Viscosity , and White Blood Cell Count Are Major Risk Factors for Ischemic Heart Disease

are predictive of ischemic heart disease (IHD). The relations of fibrinogen, viscosity, and white blood cell count to the incidence ofIHD in the Caerphilly and Speedwell prospective studies are described. Methods and Results. The two studies have a common core protocol and are based on a combined cohort of 4,860 middle-aged men from the general population. The first follow-up was at a nearly co...

Fibrinogen, blood viscosity, and cerebral ischemia.

This study examines the effect of fibrinogen and consequent blood viscosity reduction on cerebral blood flow and cellular injury following severe cerebral ischemia for 30 minutes in 78 Wistar rats. In half of these rats 10 to 15 cc's of blood was removed and replaced with a mixture of 5% albumin and autologous red blood cells maintaining a constant hematocrit but resulting in a 30% decrease in ...

Whole blood viscosity and cerebral blood flow.

BLOOD has anomalous rheological properties, particularly in certain disease states. It may therefore be necessary to consider these properties when attempting to assess and perhaps to improve the state of a patient's cerebral circulation. So what evidence is there that cerebral blood flow (CBF) is affected by viscosity? Before attempting to answer this question, one should be aware of what infl...

Fibrinogen, viscosity and ischaemic heart disease risk.