Hemorheological characteristics of blood in various diseases: Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, acute infection, ischaemic heart disease & attempted suicide1
Issue title: Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of Biorheology. Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 27 July – 1 August 1981. Dedicated to Alex Silberberg
Affiliations: Biomedical Engineering Division, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 600 036, India
Note: [1] This Paper should not have been handled by an Editor of Biorheology (see volume 17, number 5/6, pp. 397–398, 1980) but submitted to an Editor of Clinical Hemorheology (see volume 1, number 2, pp. 115–116, 1981). However, an exception has been made in this case to secure rapid publication. Executive Editorial Office
Note: [] Accepted by: Editor S. Oka
Abstract: The hemorheological characteristics of the blood samples, obtained by venepuncture from various groups of patients, are determined. Shear stress-shear rate relationship were determined by capillary viscometer at various shear rates ranging from 1 sec−1 to 30 sec−1. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was determined by Westergren method. The results indicate that at constant hematocrit, the slope of the line representing shear stress-shear rate relationship, and ESR of blood samples change, depending on the clinical conditions of the individuals. For various values of the hematocrits, the variation of the above mentioned parameters along with fibrinogen level & blood viscosity, in various diseases are given.
