Browse the latest research summaries in the field of cardiovascular science for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMJ Open, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This feasibility study investigates the use of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to improve cardiometabolic health in individuals with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The study involves randomiz...
KEY FINDING: The study will determine the proportion of eligible patients who agree to participate in the research.
Entropy, 2023 • February 2, 2023
This study explores the nature of information on heart rate variability (HRV) provided by Distribution Entropy (DistEn) compared to Sample Entropy (SampEn) and Fuzzy Entropy (FuzzyEn) over multiple sc...
KEY FINDING: DistEn is affected by spinal cord lesions but not by postural changes, suggesting it measures cardiovascular complexity.
British Paramedic Journal, 2023 • March 1, 2023
This case report highlights the successful resuscitation of a patient who suffered a hypothermic cardiac arrest after being rescued from a river in the UK. The patient's low core temperature (24°C) ne...
KEY FINDING: Hypothermia can be a reversible cause of cardiac arrest, even in the UK climate.
ibrain, 2022 • October 8, 2022
This case report describes a rare presentation of a thoracic epidural arteriovenous malformation (E-AVM) that mimicked acute transverse myelitis (ATM) in a 25-year-old male, leading to an initial misd...
KEY FINDING: Spinal epidural AVMs can mimic acute transverse myelitis, leading to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2025 • March 14, 2025
This case highlights the challenges in managing DVT in post-surgical patients, specifically in patients with tetraplegia and bleeding risks. The management of patients with concurrent IBD and acute tra...
KEY FINDING: A 53-year-old male with UC and traumatic tetraplegia developed a below the knee DVT during inpatient rehabilitation, despite DVT prophylaxis.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This systematic review assessed the effect of dietary interventions on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Eight studies were included, revealing variations in d...
KEY FINDING: Dietary interventions, especially when combined with exercise, showed potential in improving cardiovascular disease risk markers in individuals with SCI.
Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2015 • July 16, 2015
This study introduces a photothrombotic model of spinal cord ischemia in mice. The method involves inducing ischemia by injecting Rose Bengal and irradiating the spinal cord with green light. The resu...
KEY FINDING: Photothrombosis effectively induced spinal cord infarction in mice.
Photoacoustics, 2021 • March 10, 2021
This study introduces a new method, PA-PAS, for evaluating microvessel structures by mapping the acoustic power spectrum of photoacoustic signals along the azimuth direction. The method calculates the...
KEY FINDING: The intensity of photoacoustic signals from microvessels varies depending on the direction of measurement, with the strongest signals observed in the direction of the vessel's width.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This study investigated the relationships between dietary intakes of amino acids and serum lipid profile along with blood pressure among individuals with SCI. The results indicated that specific amino...
KEY FINDING: Higher dietary intake of lysine was positively related to levels of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglyceride (TG), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
The study aimed to determine the inter-day reliability of blood pressure (brachial and finger) and cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFv) assessments in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and able...
KEY FINDING: Brachial blood pressure assessment showed fair to substantial inter-day reliability.