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The effect of helium-neon (HNL) laser on the rheological properties of the blood is examinedin vitro and during the treatment of 22 patients with obliterating atherosclerosis of the leg. It is shown that irradiation with HNLin vivo induces negative changes in blood rheology which are proportional to the time of exposure. Intravascular and extracorporeal irradiation reduces blood viscosity in the body as a result of dilution of the blood, as is evidenced by the lowered hematocrit, plasma viscosity, and hemoglobin concentration. Presumably, the decrease in blood viscosity accounts for the positive clinical results of laser therapy of patients with chronic arterial insufficiency.
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Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 121, N1,1, pp. 17–19, January, 1996
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Karandashov, V.I., Petukov, E.B. Changes in rheological properties of the blood after irradiation with helium-neon laser. Bull Exp Biol Med 121, 13–15 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02445693
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02445693