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Smoking limits blood fluidity as measured by in vitro methods such as blood and plasma viscosities, hematocrit (for the present purpose interchangeable with hemoglobin), red cell aggregation and blood cell filtration (1). Blood rheology, in turn, can determine blood flow (2) and might play a role in the development of atherosclerosis (3). The present paper summarizes our work concerning the effects of smoking on blood rheology. Firstly, a hemorheological deficit is verified by means of an epidemiological study. Secondly, the dose dependency of the detrimental effects are analyzed in a clinical trial. Thirdly, an intervention study shows that most of the rheological effects are reversible upon cessation of smoking.
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Ernst, E., Koenig, W. (1990). Smoking and Blood Rheology. In: Diana, J.N. (eds) Tobacco Smoking and Atherosclerosis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 273. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5829-9_29
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