No change of whole blood of plasma viscosity in cardiac patients after subcutaneous calcium heparin.
Whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity and haematocrit were studied in a group of cardiac patients before and during subcutaneous heparin treatment. No significant change was noted in any of the parameters investigated. Relative viscosity (whole blood viscosity/plasma viscosity ratio) was also unaffected. These data indicate that heparin has no effect on the rheology of blood in vitro.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006400:Hematocrit; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D006493:Heparin