Book Description:
The impact of blood viscosity on health and disease has been neglected, even though viscosity is a fundamental property of any fluid. It is inversely proportional to flow, so increased blood viscosity predisposes to thrombosis. Blood viscosity is directly related to systemic vascular resistance, and so blood viscosity affects blood pressure. Blood viscosity is inversely proportional to perfusion, and increased viscosity adversely affects the performance of all organs. By viewing them through the perspective of viscosity, this book provides fresh insight into atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, sepsis, hemolytic anemias, anemia of chronic disease, and aging. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

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Book Reviews

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“Dr. Gregory Sloop along with other contributors have introduced a very valuable book centering on the importance of blood viscosity and the role that hemorheology plays in atherosclerosis. Specifically, chapters within the book provide insights into the pathophysiology and the role that blood viscosity interplays in this disease. With this added awareness, attention and knowledge of hemorheology, clinicians and other medical and scientific personnel, are provided a better understanding of the factors involved in this cardiovascular disease state. In addition this well written book provides a thought-provoking means to potentially develop novel therapeutic regimens for future treatments, as well as a current assessment of factors in a person’s life style, which can contribute to this disease.” - J.A. St. Cyr, MD, PhD, Retired, Cardiovascular Surgeon, Minneapolis, MN, USA

This book has also been reviewed by the following people:

Gheorghe Pop, MD PhD, Clinical Cardiologist, Radboud Medical Center, The Netherlands. To read the review, click here.

Professor Young I. Cho, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. To read the review, click here.

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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction => pp. 1-12
(Gregory D. Sloop, Former Associate Professor of Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and Former Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director, Benefis Hospitals, Great Falls, Montana, USA)

Chapter 2. My Road to Viscosity => pp. 13-16
(Erik Finlayson, Internist, Hospitalist, Mission Viejo, California, USA)

Chapter 3. An Introduction to Hemodynamics and Hemorheology => pp. 17-34
(Gregory D. Sloop, Former Associate Professor of Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and Former Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director, Benefis Hospitals, Great Falls, Montana, USA)

Chapter 4. The Role of Blood Viscosity and Hemodynamics in Atherothrombosis => pp. 35-54
(Gregory D. Sloop, Former Associate Professor of Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and Former Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director, Benefis Hospitals, Great Falls, Montana, USA)

Chapter 5. Shortcomings of the Mainstream Atherogenesis Theory => pp. 55-66
(Gregory D. Sloop, Former Associate Professor of Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and Former Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director, Benefis Hospitals, Great Falls, Montana, USA)

Chapter 6. The Systemic Vascular Resistance Response => pp. 67-82
(Gregory D. Sloop, Former Associate Professor of Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and Former Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director, Benefis Hospitals, Great Falls, Montana, USA)

Chapter 7. A Classification of Disorders of Blood Viscosity by Pathologic Mechanisms => pp. 83-106
(Gregory D. Sloop, Former Associate Professor of Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and Former Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director, Benefis Hospitals, Great Falls, Montana, USA)

Chapter 8. Therapeutic Approaches => pp. 107-116
(Joseph J. Weidman, Pharm.D., Independent Researcher)

Chapter 9. Chronic Hyperviscosity, Therapeutic Phlebotomy, and Blood Donation => pp. 117-126
(Gregory D. Sloop, Former Associate Professor of Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and Former Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director, Benefis Hospitals, Great Falls, Montana, USA)

Chapter 10. Methods in Hemorheology => pp. 127-136
(Gregory D. Sloop, Former Associate Professor of Pathology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and Former Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medical Director, Benefis Hospitals, Great Falls, Montana, USA)

Index