Browse the latest research summaries in the field of cardiovascular science for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Interdiscip CardioVasc Thorac Surg, 2025 • February 5, 2025
This study reports the outcomes of open thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair at a single academic medical center from 2015 to 2023, involving 190 patients. The primary endpoint was operativ...
KEY FINDING: Operative mortality was 7.9%, with similar rates in elective (7.5%) and non-elective (9.1%) cases.
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases, 2025 • January 30, 2025
This case report presents a successful instance of EVAR with IBE for treating abdominal aortic and common iliac artery aneurysms associated with residual type B aortic dissection after previous thorac...
KEY FINDING: EVAR with IBE can be safely performed for abdominal aortic and common iliac artery aneurysms associated with residual aortic dissection after thoracoabdominal aortic graft replacement.
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This retrospective study compared hemiarch repair and total arch replacement (TAR) for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) in 107 patients. The primary outcomes were stroke rate, spinal cord injur...
KEY FINDING: The study found no significant differences in early mortality, stroke rate, or spinal cord injury between patients undergoing hemiarch repair and those undergoing total arch replacement.
J. Clin. Med., 2025 • January 29, 2025
This review explores updated guidelines and current evidence regarding MAP management and the use of vasopressors in SCI, focusing on their impact on spinal cord perfusion and neurologic outcomes. Rec...
KEY FINDING: Updated guidelines suggest a broader MAP target range of 75–80 mmHg as the lower limit and 90–95 mmHg as the upper limit for 3–7 days of treatment post-SCI.
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2025 • March 27, 2025
This retrospective study compared a novel surgical strategy, normothermic artery bypass and visceral-anastomosis-first (NABP), to normothermic iliac perfusion (NIP) for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurys...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of paraplegia was significantly lower in the NABP group (0.00%) compared to the NIP group (9.72%), with a p-value of 0.047.
J Physiol, 2025 • March 22, 2025
This study investigated the roles of the autonomic nervous system in cardiac dysfunction following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats, finding that impaired sympathetic control is the primary driver. Th...
KEY FINDING: Impaired direct sympathetic transmission to the heart underlies the majority of the SCI-induced reduction in heart function post-SCI.
World Journal of Urology, 2025 • March 21, 2025
The study examined the impact of botulinum toxin A detrusor injections (BoNT/A-DI) on blood pressure in patients with overactive bladder (OAB) or neurogenic bladder, focusing on cardiovascular risk fa...
KEY FINDING: Systolic blood pressure increased significantly by an average of 9.8 mmHg across all patients during the procedure.
Global Spine Journal, 2022 • July 1, 2022
This study aimed to develop and retrospectively apply a DVT prophylaxis protocol for spine trauma patients. A systematic literature review was conducted, and a multidisciplinary team created a protoco...
KEY FINDING: Early anticoagulation may reduce VTE and PE without increased bleeding complications.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
The study used NIRS to monitor cerebral, spinal, and peripheral hemodynamics in rats with spinal cord injury and sham controls to assess vascular health. Correlational decreases in Δ[HbO] and Δ[Hb] si...
KEY FINDING: NIRS can detect vascular changes in the spine and periphery after spinal cord injury, evolving during recovery.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • July 1, 2023
This case report describes an 86-year-old man with cervical myelopathy and cardiac dysfunction due to amyloidosis. The patient underwent posterior cervical laminectomy, and his cardiac condition was c...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with cervical myelopathy and was found to have cardiac amyloidosis during preoperative evaluation.