Haemorheological investigations in patients with chronic ischaemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction.
Blood viscosity measured by rotational viscosimeter in patients with old or acute myocardial infarction was significantly higher compared to healthy controls. A positive correlation could be observed between blood viscosity and other parameters like haematocrit, fibrinogen, globulin as well as total protein, total lipid and cholesterol concentration. When logarithmic expression of viscosity was used, the coefficients of correlation decreased except for the correlation of blood viscosity with the total protein concentration. With the haematocrit level held constant, the coefficients of (partial) correlation between blood viscosity and the parameters of lipid metabolism (cholesterol, total lipids, triglycerides) substantially increased.
D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*
D001798:Blood Proteins; D005340:Fibrinogen