title: Viscosity of plasma in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The viscosity of plasma (PV) was investigated in 27 outpatients with classical or definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria. The measurements showed a significantly raised PV in patients with RA (p less than 10(-5)) compared with a control group. There was a positive correlation between the PV and the blood erythrocyte sedimentation rate (B-ESR), and the increase in the PV is largely explained by increased concentrations of the plasma proteins, fibrinogen, and IgG.
authors: Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Chemistry, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Harreby
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Danneskiold-Samsøe
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Kjer
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lauritzen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D005340:Fibrinogen