Several studies have suggested that regular exercise in healthy persons improves blood viscosity.<sup>1Letcher R.I., Pickering T.G., Chien S., Laragn J.H. Effects of exercise on plasma viscosity in athletes and sedentary normal subjects Clin Cardiol 1981 ;  4 : 172-179 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 2Charm S.E., Pax H., Kurland G.S. Reduced plasma viscosity among joggers compared with non-joggers Biorheology 1979 ;  16 : 185-189 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 3Ernst E., Matrai A., Aschembrenner E., Will V. Relationship between fitness and blood fluidity Clin Hemorheol 1985 ;  5 : 507-510

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 4Dintenfass L., Lake B. Exercise fitness, cardiac work and blood viscosity factors in patients and normals Eur Surg Res 1976 ;  8 : 174-184 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références, 5Ernst E. Changes in blood rheology produced by exercise JAMA 1985 ;  253 : 2962-2963 [cross-ref]

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références</sup> Regular exercise and exercise training have been shown to have several beneficial effects, including the prevention and modification of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, and obesity, and to have a role in both the primary and secondary prevention of coronary vascular events.<sup>6Levine G.N., Balady G.J. The benefits and risks of exercise training: the exercise prescription Boston: Mosby Year Book (1993).  57-79

Cliquez ici pour aller à la section Références</sup> Whether exercise training, as prescribed in standard cardiac rehabilitation programs, can improve blood rheology has not been previously investigated. This study assesses whether a standard 10-week program of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise training had beneficial effects on whole blood viscosity and the factors that influence it among consecutive patients with ischemic heart disease who enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation.