Browse the latest research summaries in the field of cardiovascular science for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023 • April 1, 2023
This study investigated the differential expression of vascular-related miRNAs in circulating endothelial microvesicles (EMVs) in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that adults with...
KEY FINDING: Circulating EMV levels were significantly higher in adults with SCI compared to uninjured adults.
Circulation, 2023 • July 18, 2023
Physiologic and metabolic changes that accompany SCI are likely to increase risk for CVD, and these hazards are compounded by poor recognition of risk factors, barriers to accessing care, and intersec...
KEY FINDING: CVD develops earlier and is more severe in individuals with SCI, but existing studies have been limited by small sample sizes and older methods of assessing risk.
Clin Case Rep, 2023 • June 26, 2023
This case report describes a 79-year-old man who presented with tetraplegia secondary to spinal cord compression caused by multiple myeloma affecting the T1 vertebra. The patient underwent surgical de...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with acute-onset paraplegia secondary to spinal cord compression from a T1 vertebral lesion caused by multiple myeloma.
Neural Regen Res, 2024 • May 31, 2023
This review discusses the role of spinal cord microcirculation in spinal cord injury, including its structure and histopathological changes. It summarizes the progress of drug therapies targeting the ...
KEY FINDING: Neurotrophic factors like diencephalon astrocyte derived neurotrophic factor and cerebrolysin can reduce abnormal permeability of the blood-spinal cord barrier and improve functional recovery.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2025 • July 27, 2023
This study evaluated the screening and management practices of SCI medicine physicians regarding cardiometabolic disease (CMD) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The survey results indicated g...
KEY FINDING: A significant portion of SCI medicine physicians believe the ideal timeframe for CMD screening is 6 months post-injury, which contrasts with guidelines recommending earlier assessment.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • July 18, 2023
This study investigated the long-term effects of a 12-week upper-body rowing exercise intervention on aerobic fitness and cardiometabolic risk factors in individuals with SCI. The key finding was that...
KEY FINDING: Improvements in aerobic fitness (POpeak and V̇ O2peak) achieved through upper-body rowing exercise were maintained at a 6-month follow-up in individuals with SCI.
Front. Rehabil. Sci., 2023 • July 26, 2023
This study evaluated the acute cardiovascular effects of a 20-min session of high PAS on 17 healthy individuals by measuring heart rate variability (HRV). The results showed a transient increase in pa...
KEY FINDING: A significant decrease in low-frequency (LF) power and low-frequency to high-frequency (HF) ratio was observed during stimulation, indicating increased parasympathetic activity.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study used principal component analysis (PCA) to identify how cardiometabolic (CM) risk factors cluster in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) compared to non-SCI controls, revealing a six-...
KEY FINDING: Principal component analysis (PCA) identified six factor components (FC) explaining 77% and 82% of the total variance in the SCI and non-SCI cohorts, respectively.
Tissue Eng Regen Med, 2023 • September 12, 2023
This study investigates the neuroprotective effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the vascular system following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. The results demonstrate that PEG reduces vascular pe...
KEY FINDING: PEG significantly reduced vascular permeability after SCI, indicating a protective effect on the blood-spinal cord barrier.
J Yeungnam Med Sci, 2023 • September 20, 2023
This retrospective study investigated the incidence and risk factors of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in 271 Korean patients with spinal cord disease admitted to a reh...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of DVT and PTE in patients with spinal cord disease was 6.3% and 6.3%, respectively, within 3 months of disease onset.