[Clinical hemorrheology and arterial hypertension]

Abstract

In order to have a good haemorheological approach to hypertensives, we have put together a review with haemorheological subjects and with the relationships between plasmatic and haematic viscosity and hypertension in relation to pathophysiology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. In this review we deal with: (1) Clinical haemorheology. (2) Haematic viscosity. (3) The relationship between haemorheology and hypertension and between antihypertensive drugs and haemorheology. The study of viscosity and erythrocytes deformability, and of erythrocytes and platelets stickiness could pharmacologically correct the haemorheological disorders which can be some of the causes of hypertension.