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

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 301-311

  Sandhagen, Bo ^a   Lind, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood viscosity; Coronary risk; Endothelium; Erythrocyte deformability; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

AGED; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT VASODILATION; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATATION; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGED; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CORONARY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; VASODILATION;

EID: 84862149770     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: 18758622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2011-1505     Document Type: Article

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