The distribution of whole blood viscosity, its determinants and relationship with arterial blood pressure in the community: cross-sectional analysis from the Gutenberg Health Study

Conclusions: We provide reference values for viscosity in a population-based cohort. Blood viscosity decreases in older subjects and shows a very mild association with cardiovascular risk factors and prevalent disease in our cohort. There is a linear positive association between viscosity and blood pressure.

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Source: Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease - November 16, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gori, T., Wild, P. S., Schnabel, R., Schulz, A., Pfeiffer, N., Blettner, M., Beutel, M. E., Forconi, S., Jung, F., Lackner, K. J., Blankenberg, S., Münzel, T. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research