On the interrelationships between erythrocyte aggregation, plasma viscosity and the total peripheral resistance in arterial hypertension

Issue title: Selected proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Clinical Hemorheology, 22‐26 June 2003, Sofia, Bulgaria

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Stoeff, S.^; | Vretenarska, M. | Stojanova, N. | Halacheva, S. | Jovtchev, Sv. | Tsaneva, M. | Galabova, T. | Trifonova, N. | Penev, M.

Affiliations: Department Physics and Biophysics, Department Biology, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria | Multiprofiled Infirmary for Active Treatment “Alexandrovska”, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria

Note: [] Corresponding author: Dr. med. Stilian Stoeff, Department Physics and Biophysics, Medical University Sofia, Ul. Zdrave 2, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria. E‐mail: stoeff@medfac.acad.bg.

Abstract: A probable conjunction of hemodynamic‐ and rheological variables was tested in hypertensive patients. Most pronounced correlation was fixed for some indices (sizable in value for plasma viscosity and small but distinct for blood pressure and ZSR) vs. total peripheral resistance. These results of a small scale elaboration are encouraging to get up a study extension.

Keywords: Arterial hypertension, blood rheology disturbance, total peripheral resistance

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 30, no. 3-4, pp. 439-441, 2004