The Forgotten Variable of Shear Stress in Mitral Annular Calcification: Whole Blood Viscosity
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The Forgotten Variable of Shear Stress in Mitral Annular Calcification: Whole Blood Viscosity
OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to assess the relationship between mitral annular calcification (MAC) and whole blood viscosity (WBV). SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 184 patients with MAC and 133 patients without MAC were enrolled in the study. The WBV was calculated with a confirmed formulation using the hematocrit and total plasma protein at a low shear rate (LSR) and high shear rat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Principles and Practice
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1011-7571,1423-0151
DOI: 10.1159/000431362