Browse the latest research summaries in the field of cardiovascular science for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Medicine, 2015 • October 1, 2015
This retrospective cohort study, using data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Database, investigated the relationship between spinal cord injury (SCI) and the risk of peripheral arterial disease...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SCI have a significantly higher risk of developing PAD compared to those without SCI (HR = 1.37; 95% CI = 1.22–1.53).
J Physiol, 2016 • December 4, 2015
This study investigated the impact of high-thoracic SCI on cerebrovascular structure and function in rats. Seven weeks post-SCI, researchers assessed the middle cerebral artery (MCA) for structural an...
KEY FINDING: Experimental SCI leads to inward cerebrovascular remodeling, increased stiffness, and impaired reactivity of the largest cerebral artery.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2016 • November 17, 2016
This is a letter to the editor responding to criticism of a study on CAD and hypertension in SCI patients. The authors defend their methodology, data reliability, and the clinical meaningfulness of th...
KEY FINDING: The authors assert that their data are of the highest reliability achievable retrospectively and are suitable for comparison with data on the general population.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This case report describes the successful use of droxidopa in a patient with a spinal cord injury who had refractory orthostatic hypotension (OH) that was not responding to standard treatments. The pa...
KEY FINDING: Droxidopa increased blood pressure levels in the patient, specifically a 10 mm Hg increase in systolic BP and 6 mm Hg in diastolic BP in the supine position.
Frontiers in Physiology, 2016 • March 29, 2016
This study examined the influence of spinal cord lesion level on resting left ventricular (LV) structure, function, and mechanics in Paralympic athletes. The primary aim was to determine if alteration...
KEY FINDING: There was no difference in left ventricular dimensions between TETRA and PARA groups.
Korean J Neurotrauma, 2015 • August 22, 2015
Leg swelling in paraplegic patients can be caused by heterotopic ossification (HO), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), fracture, or cellulitis, and these conditions can be difficult to distinguish clinically...
KEY FINDING: The patient's leg swelling was initially suspected to be DVT due to the diffuse nature of the swelling throughout the entire leg.
BMJ Case Rep, 2016 • April 19, 2016
This case report describes a rare instance of a non-traumatic spinal intradural haematoma occurring in a patient treated with abciximab for an acute coronary syndrome. The patient presented with neuro...
KEY FINDING: The patient developed a non-traumatic spinal intradural haematoma after being treated with abciximab for acute coronary syndrome.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2015 • July 9, 2015
This case report details an 81-year-old woman who developed orthodeoxia following a spinal cord injury. The orthodeoxia was caused by a previously asymptomatic atrial septal defect (ASD). The patient ...
KEY FINDING: The patient developed orthodeoxia after a spinal cord injury, which was attributed to a previously undiagnosed atrial septal defect (ASD).
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2016 • January 1, 2016
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with both a state of chronic inflammation and an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). These disorders are closely linked and have been shown to ...
KEY FINDING: Enhancements in exercise performance as well as a corresponding increase in peripheral cardiovascular function were achieved, as shown by a significant 34% increase in pulse volume (P = .04) and trends toward increases in cross-sectional area (P = .09) and arterial inflow volume (P = .11) of the common femoral artery.
PLoS ONE, 2018 • August 31, 2018
This study examined the associations of anthropometric measurements of central adiposity to visceral adipose tissue and cardiometabolic disease risk factors in men with SCI and determine population-sp...
KEY FINDING: Seated/supine abdominal and waist circumferences were associated with MRI visceral fat cross-sectional area (VATCSA), VAT volume and CSA:TotalCSA.