[The role of rheological factors in circulatory disorders in patients with arteriosclerotic lesions of major arteries].

The blood rheologic properties were studied in 49 patients with chronic arterial insufficiency. The values of systemic and regional circulation were studied in 25 patients. Changes in blood viscosity and aggregate condition were found to play an essential role in the occurrence of general and regional hemodynamic disorders. Reversal of the syndrome of hemorrheologic disorders led to normalization of central hemodynamic and regional circulatory values in patients with atherosclerotic lesions of the great vessels in the areas with maintained blood flow in the main channels and improved essentially the blood flow distal to the occlusion of the arterial trunk.