Population
66 individuals, average age 57.7 years, diagnosed with at least one cardiovascular risk factor but without…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Hypothesis-generating association in cross-sectional data; leaves open causal role of erythrocyte rheology in LV remodeling and should not change practice.
Worsening of red blood cell rheological properties (decreased deformability, increased aggregability) correlates with increased left ventricular mass index in patients with cardiovascular risk factors.
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