Browse the latest research summaries in the field of cardiovascular science for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 • June 12, 2020
This study assessed the effects of a 4-week rehabilitation program on hemostasis disorders in patients with SCI. No decrease in activation of TF-dependent coagulation was observed after a 4-week rehabi...
KEY FINDING: Rehabilitation resulted in an increase in TF in group III (patients >6 months post-SCI), and a decrease in TFPI and PLT in group II (3-6 months post-SCI) as well as AT in group I (3 weeks-3 months post-SCI).
BMJ Case Rep, 2020 • May 30, 2020
Acute ischaemic stroke is a known risk of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Spinal infarctions due to PCI are exceedingly rare. Here, we discuss a 71-year-old woman who presented with a non ST...
KEY FINDING: The patient developed a right frontal lobe infarct and spinal infarction at the T9-T10 level, extending to the conus medullaris, confirmed by MRI.
PLoS ONE, 2020 • July 29, 2020
The major finding of this study was that applying SCI specific WC cutoff point (> 86.5 cm) improves the diagnostic ability of the existing indices and criteria to accurately capture those at risk of d...
KEY FINDING: Using SCI specific WC cutoff point of 86.5 cm, 36% of participants were classified as obese compared to only 3% when using WC of 102 cm.
BMJ Open, 2020 • September 15, 2020
This randomised controlled trial will investigate the effects of a 12-week upper-body rowing exercise program on cardiometabolic risk factors in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI). ...
KEY FINDING: The primary objective is to determine the effects of wheelchair user-modified upper-body rowing on cardiometabolic risk factors in manual wheelchair users with SCI.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2020 • July 1, 2020
Individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) are predisposed to accelerated atherogenesis, dyslipidemia, and glycemic dysregulation, although not enough is known about the etiologies or clinical ...
KEY FINDING: People with chronic SCI are at increased risk for atherogenesis and ischemic heart disease.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 • February 10, 2021
This study assessed the usefulness of D-dimer and compressive Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) for detecting DVT in patients undergoing rehabilitation at various time-points post-SCI. The risk of DVT in...
KEY FINDING: DVT was diagnosed using CDUS in 15 patients (10.3% of total)
PLoS ONE, 2021 • February 24, 2021
This study demonstrates that SCI accelerates the rate of AD in the aortic arch in a mouse model of AD. Treatment of SCI mice with Salsalate for 4 weeks after injury resulted in a significant decrease ...
KEY FINDING: Spinal cord injury accelerates aortic atherosclerotic disease and associated risk factors in ApoE-/- mice.
PLOS ONE, 2021 • March 4, 2021
This study investigated the impact of high-intensity, whole-body exercise on blood pressure regulation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The results indicate that whole-body exercise, spec...
KEY FINDING: Whole-body exercise significantly improved cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity at 6 months for those initially randomized to it.
Neurotherapeutics, 2021 • March 31, 2021
This study demonstrates the translational potential of noninvasive transcutaneous stimulation (TCS) in mitigating autonomic dysreflexia following SCI, using pre-clinical evidence and a clinical case r...
KEY FINDING: Acute TCS prevents and interrupts autonomic dysreflexia in rats with SCI.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2021 • January 1, 2021
Cardiometabolic disorders are a leading cause of mortality in persons with SCI, and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) plays a significant role. Factors like age, level of injury, and sex influence VAT dis...
KEY FINDING: Level of injury, age, and time since injury influence visceral adipose tissue (VAT) distribution, but the effect of the level of injury may be influenced by aging and time since injury.