Blood rheology: key parameters, impact on blood flow, role in sickle cell disease and effects of exercise

E Nader, S Skinner, M Romana, R Fort… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Blood viscosity is an important determinant of local flow characteristics, which exhibits shear
thinning behavior: it decreases exponentially with increasing shear rates. Both hematocrit …

High-intensity interval training irrespective of its intensity improves markers of blood fluidity in hypertensive patients

M Soltani, N Aghaei Bahmanbeglou… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The present study examined and compared the effects of two different HIIT (High-
intensity interval training) protocols on markers of blood fluidity in hypertensive patients …

Impact of surface-area-to-volume ratio, internal viscosity and membrane viscoelasticity on red blood cell deformability measured in isotonic condition

C Renoux, M Faivre, A Bessaa, L Da Costa, P Joly… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Osmotic gradient ektacytometry is the gold standard to assess red blood cell (RBC)
deformability. It has been proposed that, when measured in isotonic condition, RBC …

Effect of exercise training on cardiac mitochondrial respiration, biogenesis, dynamics, and mitophagy in ischemic heart disease

MAD Viloria, Q Li, W Lu, NT Nhu, Y Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction was found in ischemic heart disease (IHD).
Hence, this study determined the effects of exercise training (ET) on cardiac mitochondrial …

Twelve weeks of combined resistance and aerobic exercise improves cardiometabolic biomarkers and enhances red blood cell hemorheological function in obese …

SW Kim, WS Jung, W Park, HY Park - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The present study examined the effect of a 12-week combined resistance and aerobic
exercise training program on cardiometabolic biomarkers and red blood cell (RBC) …

Alterations of selected hemorheological and metabolic parameters induced by physical activity in untrained men and sportsmen

S Szanto, T Mody, Z Gyurcsik, LB Babjak, V Somogyi… - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
Optimal tissue oxygen supply is essential for proper athletic performance and endurance. It
also depends on perfusion, so on hemorheological properties and microcirculation. Regular …

Exercise, cardiovascular health, and risk factors for atherosclerosis: a narrative review on these complex relationships and caveats of literature

LP Santos, D Umpierre - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The following narrative review addresses the relationship between physical activity and
exercise with cardiovascular health, focusing primarily on the following risk factors for …

Quantitative measurement of erythrocyte aggregation as a systemic inflammatory marker by ultrasound imaging: A systematic review

P Gyawali, D Ziegler, JF Cailhier, A Denault… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2018 - Elsevier
This systematic review is aimed at answering two questions:(i) Is erythrocyte aggregation a
useful biomarker in assessing systemic inflammation?(ii) Does quantitative ultrasound …

Cardiac rehabilitation with targeted intensity improves cardiopulmonary functions accompanying with reduced copeptin level in patients with coronary artery disease

RY Cao, H Zheng, Y Hong, Y Zheng, Y Ding… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) plays an important role in cardiovascular disease prevention.
Understanding the key component of CR such as training intensity and biomarkers reflecting …

Higher daily physical activity level is associated with lower RBC aggregation in carotid artery disease patients at high risk of stroke

P Mury, C Faes, A Millon, M Mura, C Renoux… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Aim: Carotid artery disease (CAD) is an atherosclerotic inflammatory disease that affects the
arterial wall, specifically at points of bifurcation where blood flow is disturbed. Abnormal …