Impaired blood flow due to abnormal rheologic characteristics results in a multiplicity of
clinical manifestations, collectively termed the hyperviscosity syndrome. A basic knowledge …

For a considerable time, hyperviscosity syndrome has been widely recognized as a serious
manifestation of polycythemia and plasma cell dyscrasia. In this article a number of …

In clinical situations associated with disturbed blood flow, the primary focus is usually on
improving cardiovascular performance. However, during recent decades, both basic science …

Whole blood viscosity is affected by a number of factors, among which plasma proteins are a
major component. They exert their effects either directly or through their influence on red cell …

The factors that determine the rheological behavior of blood, a two-phase fluid, include the
relative volume of each phase as reflected by the hematocrit value, plasma composition and …

It has now been clearly established that blood behaves like a non-Newtonian fluid exhibiting
specific features with the probable existence of a plasticity threshold, a viscosity that varies …

Hyperviscosity syndrome is clinically manifested by oronasal bleeding, retinal hemorrhages,
and variable neurological symptoms. It occurs when resistance to flow of blood increases …

Over the last two decades concepts of hemorheology became established and required
methods and techniques developed. Progress was made in the formation of a field of clinical …

THE use of syndromes to describe complex lists of symptoms and signs represents a
convenient economy of scientific expression. The state of serum hyperviscosity, which …

Physiology and pathophysiology of blood fluidity are reviewed focussing the clinical
relevance of the different hyperviscosity syndroms with particular re spect to the …