Filterability and vascular disease--II. Red cell filterability after myocardial infarction.
Red cell filterability was measured in 51 patients after proven myocardial infarction. The filterability index (FI) falls to a minimum 7-16 h after the onset of symptoms. This early minimum value is a very good indicator of the patients' subsequent clinical course. The results of three different types of experiments all suggested that the changes in FI were principally due to a change in the plasma secondarily affecting the red cells.
D001809:Blood Viscosity; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006801:Humans; D008851:Micropore Filters; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000150:complications