Journal article
Hemorheological disorders in diabetes mellitus
Journal of diabetes science and technology, v 2(6), pp 1130-1138
Nov 2008
PMID: 19885302
Abstract
The objective of the present study is to review hemorheological disorders in diabetes mellitus. Several key hemorheological parameters, such as whole blood viscosity, erythrocyte deformability, and aggregation, are examined in the context of elevated blood glucose level in diabetes. The erythrocyte deformability is reduced, whereas its aggregation increases, both of which make whole blood more viscous compared to healthy individuals. The present paper explains how the increased blood viscosity adversely affects the microcirculation in diabetes, leading to microangiopathy.
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Details
- Title
- Hemorheological disorders in diabetes mellitus
- Creators
- Young I Cho - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. choyi@drexel.eduMichael P MooneyDaniel J Cho
- Publication Details
- Journal of diabetes science and technology, v 2(6), pp 1130-1138
- Publisher
- Sage; United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-76149093955
- Other Identifier
- 991014878203504721