Browse the latest research summaries in the field of cardiovascular science for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
Showing 201-210 of 339 results
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study investigated the influence of physical exercise training on aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The key finding was that athletes with SCI had sig...
KEY FINDING: Aortic PWV was significantly lower in athletes vs. non-athletes (6.9 ± 1.0 vs. 8.7 ± 2.5 m/second, P = 0.044).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study examined the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including dyslipidemia (DYS), hypertension (HTN) and type II diabetes mellitus (DM) and adherence to treatment guidelin...
KEY FINDING: A significant percentage of individuals with dyslipidemia (14.7%), hypertension (14.3%), and diabetes mellitus (2.5%) were not receiving appropriate medication according to Canadian guidelines.
Med Sci Monit, 2014 • December 22, 2014
This study investigated the use of a remote monitoring system coupled with electric uprise bed training for patients with orthostatic hypotension (OH) after spinal cord injury (SCI). The results showe...
KEY FINDING: Implementation of training with electric uprise bed coupled with remote monitoring system is generally safe for patients with OH after SCI.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2015 • June 1, 2015
The study assessed heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) abnormalities in veterans with and without spinal cord injury (SCI) to determine prevalence rates for cardiac acceleration (CA), systolic and...
KEY FINDING: SCI status contributes to the prevalence of cardiac acceleration (CA), systolic and diastolic hypotension (HYPO). The American Spinal Injury Association (AIS) classification and injury duration did not have any effects.
PLoS ONE, 2015 • February 23, 2015
The study examined serum lipid concentrations in subjects with traumatic SCI in relation to the degree of neurological involvement and time since injury, comparing them with values from a reference sa...
KEY FINDING: Cases without preserved motor function (AIS A or B) had lower total and HDL cholesterol than the others.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • September 1, 2017
This retrospective study analyzed serum lipid profiles in 269 SCI patients, correlating them with disease duration, lesion level/grade, and ambulation status to assess dyslipidemia risk factors. The s...
KEY FINDING: Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides were higher than normal in 21.2%, 24.4%, and 31% of the patients, respectively.
Asian Spine J, 2016 • October 1, 2016
This systematic review aimed to assess the evidence regarding the incidence of thromboembolism and the use of prophylaxis in the sub-acute phase (3–6 months post-injury) of spinal cord injury (SCI). T...
KEY FINDING: The review identified seven relevant articles, but they were too different to combine their results statistically.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • July 4, 2017
The study investigated transient blood pressure elevations (T-BPE) in individuals with motor complete spinal cord injury to assess their frequency, severity, and association with autonomic dysreflexia...
KEY FINDING: Thirteen out of nineteen participants experienced transient blood pressure elevations (T-BPE) during the assessment period.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of DVT in 63 patients with chronic SCI (more than 3 months post-injury). DVT was detected using venous duplex scans. The study found a DVT prevalence...
KEY FINDING: DVT was diagnosed in 5 of the 63 patients with chronic SCI.
Lipids in Health and Disease, 2015 • July 22, 2015
This study investigated the lipoprotein profiles of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to assess cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. It compar...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI and normal HDL-C had negligible differences in lipoprotein particle profile compared to able-bodied individuals, except for fewer number and smaller size of HDL-P.