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Price: EUR 185.00Authors: Buono, Michael | Rostomily, Kaitlyn
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: It has previously been reported that chronic hypoxia increases blood viscosity. The increase is usually attributed to polycythemia-induced increases in hematocrit. However, the effect of acute hypoxia in humans on blood viscosity is unknown. OBJECTIVE: Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acute hypoxia, independent of changes in hematocrit, on blood and plasma viscosity. METHODS: Nine healthy volunteers breathed room air for 30 min, followed by 30 min of breathing 15% oxygen. Blood samples were collected at the end of both the normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, and hematocrit …were measured in each sample. RESULTS: The mean±SD hemoglobin oxygen saturation significantly (P < 0.05) decreased from 98±1% during normoxia to 87±2% during hypoxia. Hematocrit was essentially identical for the two conditions (42.1% vs. 42.0%). Blood viscosity was not significantly different for the two conditions with a mean of 2.89±0.17 cP during normoxia and 2.83±0.19 cP during hypoxia. Likewise, plasma viscosity was not significantly different for the two conditions with a mean of 1.19±0.04 cP during normoxia and 1.19±0.05 cP during hypoxia. CONCLUSION: Such results suggest that acute normobaric hypoxia, independent of changes in hematocrit, does not increase blood or plasma viscosity. Show more
Keywords: Blood viscosity, hypoxemia, hypoxia, hematocrit
DOI: 10.3233/CH-211125
Citation: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 461-464, 2021
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