Blood viscosity is an important determinant of local flow characteristics, which exhibits shear
thinning behavior: it decreases exponentially with increasing shear rates. Both hematocrit …

Disruption of the normal rheological properties of blood is considered an independent risk
factor for cardiovascular disease and plays a significant role in the aetiology of …

The present review focuses on the past and recent knowledge in the field of exercise
hemorheology and presents some unresolved issues for opening discussion. Acute exercise …

Erythropoietin (Epo) treatment increases hematocrit (Htc) and, consequently, arterial O2
content. This in turn improves exercise performance. However, because elevated blood …

Exercise-induced hypoxemia (EIH) is well-described in endurance-trained athletes during
both maximal and submaximal exercise intensities. Despite the drop in oxygen (O2) …

Alterations of blood rheology related to muscular activity have been extensively studied over
the last 20 years. It has been shown that exercise exerts a “triphasic” action on the …

Purpose of review Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a tool designed to assess the
integrated function of the cardiac, pulmonary, vascular, and musculoskeletal systems to …

OBJECTIVES: Current knowledge. Exercise has several hemorheological effects that we
previously proposed to classify as a triphasic phenomenon: acute effects (hyperviscosity …

Aerobic performance is dependent on both cardio-respiratory and peripheral factors with
hemodynamic parameters playing a major role. However, whether blood rheology might …

This study compared the hemorheological profile at rest and in response to a short
supramaximal exercise test between sickle cell trait (SCT) carriers and a control group. Eight …