Improvements in blood rheology after cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training in patients with coronary heart disease

Atherothrombosis and oxidative stress: the connection and correlation in diabetes

“…8 Associated with EOS is up-regulation of procoagulant tissue factor 9 and a decreased erythrocyte membrane fluidity. 10 Increased blood viscosity, of which decreased erythrocyte membrane fluidity is partly a contributing factor, is associated with an increased risk of vascular events, 11 including prothrombotic activity. The inherent feedback mechanism associated with thrombosis to maintain haemostasis then results in increased plasma D-dimer.…”

Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Training on Psychological Risk Factors and Subsequent Prognosis in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

“…However, CRET also has beneficial effects on certain emotions and improving ANS function, 16 and improves inflammation, 61,62 metabolic syndrome 63,64 and blood rheology. 65 Some evidence suggests that ET also has favorable effects on brain plasticity and cognition. 66,67 In fact, CRET involves more than just ET, and other aspects of the Phase II CRET programs involve education of the patients and their significant others, which may also be important by increasing understanding of the underlying M A N U S C R I P T…”

Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

“…These antithrombotic effects include increased plasma volume, reduced blood viscosity, decreased platelet aggregation, and enhanced thrombolytic ability. 72,73 Strenuous exercise training enhances fibrinolytic activity by increasing the endothelial synthesis of tissue plasminogen activator and reducing the levels of its inhibitor, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. 73 Some studies also have shown that exercise training may reduce plasma levels of fibrinogen.…”