Affiliations: [a] Groupe d’Hémorhéologie, Centre de Transfusion Sanguine, CHU Brabois, 54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France | [b] Département de nutrition et INSERM U 59, 40, rue Lionnois, 54000 Nancy, France
Note: [] Accepted by: Editor J. Dormandy
Abstract: The authors examine a study on the possible changes in blood and plasma viscosity in a group of hyperlipoproteinemic subjects. The study was carried out on 45 patients suffering from type IIA, IIB or IV moderate primary hyperlipoproteinemia. The control population was made up of a group of 71 male and female subjects with no glucid or lipid metabolism disorders. Rheological measurements were carried out by means of a Couette type coaxial cylinder viscometer. Concurrently, certain biochemical parameters such as glycemia, total cholesterol and triglycerides were measured on each individual patient. The results reveal an increase in blood and plasma viscosity in all three types of patient. The authors discuss the results observed with reference to the lipid disturbances.
