Hemorheology and Microvascular Disorders

The present review presents basic concepts of blood rheology related to vascular diseases. Blood flow in large arteries is dominated by inertial forces exhibited at high flow velocities, while viscous forces (i.e., blood rheology) play an almost negligible role. When high flow velocity is compromise...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cho, Young-Il, Cho, Daniel J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132688/