Blood vessel occlusions of various origin, depending on the duration and extension, result in
tissue damage, causing ischemic or ischemia-reperfusion injuries. Necessary surgical …

Microbes as well as immune complexes and other continuously generated inflammatory
particles are efficiently removed from the human circulation by red blood cells (RBCs) …

In this brief review, we have examined some clinical conditions that result to be associated
to an altered hemorheological profile and at times accompanied by skin ulcers. This skin …

The preceding sections of this handbook have described many aspects of the macroand
micro-rheological behavior of mammalian blood, and both the fundamental and applied …

Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by intravascular activation of
the complement system and deposition of complement fragments (C3 and C4) on plasma …

Rheopheresis is a specifically designed application of double filtration plasmapheresis, for
extracorporeal treatment of microcirculatory disorders. Safety and efficacy of Rheopheresis …

BACKGROUND: Pathomechanism and optimal renoprotective protocol for remote ischemic
preconditioning (RIPC) have not been completely revealed yet. OBJECTIVE: To investigate …

Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) plays a major role in cardiovascular regulation1, 2),
with its action mainly attributed to its effects on the vascular wall1-4); however, it has also …

We have studied systemic and regional changes in hemorheological parameters after
complete acute limb ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) in 24 mongrel dogs. Unilateral cooled …

The hemorheologic abnormalities were studied in patients suffering from thromboangiitis
obliterans (TAO) and compared findings with those of patients suffering from critical limb …