Pulmonary vascular resistance and viscosity: The forgotten factor

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 557-561

  Hoffman, Julien I E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood viscosity; Vascular hindrance; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FIBRINOGEN; GLOBULIN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BODY SURFACE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEOXYGENATION; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEMATOCRIT; HINDRANCE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON DEFICIENCY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMY; PLASMA VISCOSITY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SHEAR RATE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SIDE EFFECT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 80051595468     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-9954-3     Document Type: Review

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