Reference ranges of viscoelasticity of human blood

Issue title: 25th Anniversary Volume

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Käßer, U. | Kroemer, H. | Altrock, G. | Heimburg, P.

Affiliations: Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Auerbachstr. 110, 7000 Stuttgart 50, FRG

Note: [] Accepted by: Editor P. Gaehtgens

Abstract: From 204 presumably healthy volunteers 113 (56 women, 57 men) were accepted as reference population for viscoelastic parameters of blood by medical history, physical examination and more than 20 laboratory controls. To avoid bias through processing or calculating, the reference ranges of human whole blood viscoelasticity were given at their native packed cell volumes (see figure 2). The ranges of normal plasma viscosity were determined as 1.16 to 1.41 mPas with the median of 1.31 mPas. The rheological parameters tested are independent of age and gender.

Keywords: blood viscoelasticity, plasma viscosity, reference ranges, gender differences, age differences

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1988-25502

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 727-741, 1988