Cardiovascular Science Research

KEY FINDING: Age increased odds for CMD diagnosis by 1.05 per year (P = 0.02) and was directly related to elevated body mass index (BMI, β = 0.42, P < 0.05), fasting glucose (β = 0.58, P < 0.01), and higher systolic blood pressure (β = 0.31, P < 0.10).

KEY FINDING: Time since injury was significantly associated with a continuous decline in cardiac structure and systolic function, specifically, a reduction in left ventricular mass, internal diameter during systole and diastole, as well as cardiac output, and left ventricular percent shortening.

KEY FINDING: Ligation of intercostal arteries induced a significant and instantaneous drop in blood flow in both the intercostal arteries and the thoracic spinal cord.

KEY FINDING: Midodrine significantly increased average 30-day systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to placebo.

KEY FINDING: The patient was diagnosed with inferior STEMI combined with hyperextension cervical spine injury, a rare and challenging clinical presentation.

KEY FINDING: A patient with post-acute cervical SCI suffered from intractable PH resulting from pseudomeningocele causing unfavorable rehabilitation outcomes.

KEY FINDING: Blocking noradrenergic vasoconstrictor nerves with bretylium did not improve thermoregulatory vasodilation during passive heat stress in persons with SCI; instead, it attenuated the response.

KEY FINDING: A high percentage (70%) of DVTs were identified through screening ultrasound upon admission to rehabilitation, suggesting the value of this practice.

KEY FINDING: Blood flow oscillations (BFO) were significantly more irregular in athletes with SCI (ASCI) and able-bodied controls (AB) compared to sedentary SCI (SSCI) during maximal vasodilation.

KEY FINDING: One third of the cohort had high cardiovascular risk profile before discharge.