Browse the latest research summaries in the field of cardiovascular science for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 • September 22, 2023
The addition of 12 weeks of FES-LEC following 12 weeks of NMES-RT did not result in additional increase in muscle size. NMES-RT managed to increase leg VO2 peak compared to PMT; however, the addition ...
KEY FINDING: NMES-RT + FES group showed a trend of a greater VO2 peak in P1 compared to PMT + FES.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2023 • September 25, 2023
This study protocol outlines a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the impact of a 6-month comprehensive therapeutic lifestyle intervention (TLI) on individuals with chronic spinal c...
KEY FINDING: The study evaluates the effects and durability of a structured, multi-modal intervention on health and function for SCI patients and their caregivers.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2023 • October 16, 2023
This case report highlights the challenge of differentiating essential hypertension from autonomic dysreflexia in a patient with a C1 spinal cord injury. The patient's case required extensive investig...
KEY FINDING: Essential hypertension can occur in patients with spinal cord injury, even those expected to have low blood pressure.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2023 • December 1, 2023
This case report describes the successful treatment of postprandial hypotension (PPH) with acarbose in a 26-year-old male with a complete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The patient presented with ...
KEY FINDING: Low-dose acarbose (25mg three times daily with meals) effectively resolved postprandial hypotension symptoms in a young, non-diabetic adult with cervical SCI.
PeerJ, 2023 • December 18, 2023
The study investigated test-retest reliability of HRV metrics in individuals with SCI using a 1-h measurement in a supine position, comparing it with a 5-min measurement. Relative reliability was gene...
KEY FINDING: Relative reliability was higher for the 1-h than for the 5-min duration in the overall SCI group for all HRV metrics.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to develop data infrastructure and implementation tools to support the collection of cardiometabolic disease (CMD) indicator data among individuals with spi...
KEY FINDING: An AI tool was effective for extracting data with a low error rate (<2%).
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study examined the efficiency of fixed-dose enoxaparin for VTE prophylaxis in rehabilitation patients after SAIS or SCI. The study found that a fixed dose may be inadequate for a significant prop...
KEY FINDING: Fixed-dose enoxaparin prophylaxis resulted in sub-prophylactic anti-Xa levels in 19% of patients and supra-prophylactic levels in 7.9% of patients.
The Neurohospitalist, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This case report highlights a rare presentation of spontaneous intramedullary hematomyelia in a 55-year-old male, initially mimicking transverse myelitis. The patient presented with progressive neurol...
KEY FINDING: Spinal cord hemorrhage is a rare cause of acute myelopathy that can mimic other conditions, such as transverse myelitis.
Spinal Cord, 2024 • February 22, 2024
This study investigated cold-induced vasodilation (CIVD) in individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) by measuring skin blood flow (SkBF) during local cooling (LC) on the chest and thigh. The resul...
KEY FINDING: An increase in skin blood flow (SkBF) during local cooling (LC) was observed in both sensate (chest) and non-sensate (thigh) areas in individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs).
Global Spine Journal, 2024 • March 1, 2024
This guideline updates the 2013 AANS/CNS recommendations on hemodynamic management of patients with acute traumatic SCI, incorporating literature published since 2011. The guideline development group ...
KEY FINDING: The guideline suggests that MAP should be augmented to at least 75-80 mmHg as the “lower limit” in acute traumatic SCI patients.