Macrorheological determinants, red cell membrane dynamic properties and erythrocyte Ca2+ content (total and cytosollc) in VAD subjects with and without NIDDM

In 31 VAD subjects (mean age 66.9 ± 7.0 years) and in 20 VAD subjects with NIDDM (mean age 67.6 ± 7.2 years), we evaluated whole-blood filtration (VBC - according to the Reid method), mean erythrocyte aggregation (MEA - employing the aggregometer MA1