The effect of aging on blood and plasma viscosity. An 11.6 years follow-up study

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-74

  Carallo, C ^a   Irace, C ^a   De Franceschi, M S ^a   Coppoletta, F ^a   Tiriolo, R ^a   Scicchitano, C ^a   Scavelli, F ^a   Gnasso, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

aging; Blood viscosity; CHD risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; OBESITY; PLASMA VISCOSITY; SHEAR RATE; VISCOMETER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79951819971     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2010-1367     Document Type: Article

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