Browse the latest research summaries in the field of cardiovascular science for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • July 1, 2018
The study examined the effect of level of spinal cord injury (LOI) on adipose tissue, proinflammatory adipokines, and cardiometabolic profiles in individuals with motor complete SCI. Results indicated...
KEY FINDING: The study found that the level of injury did not significantly influence the distribution of adipose tissue.
The Neuroradiology Journal, 2013 • January 1, 2013
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) can occur in patients with thalassemia intermedia as a physiologic response to insufficient erythropoiesis to meet circulatory demands. Magnetic resonance imaging (M...
KEY FINDING: MRI demonstrated spinal cord compression by EMH epidural mass lesions extending from T3 to T10 levels.
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This retrospective study compared three different test systems (ELISA, solid-phase assay, and LCT) for detecting platelet antibodies in 1,234 patient samples. The results showed significant divergence...
KEY FINDING: Platelet antibodies were detected in 29.7% of the 1,234 samples tested.
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.
Lipids in Health and Disease, 2023 • October 2, 2023
This study identified a novel frameshift insertion in the LDLR gene and several variants in the APOB gene in a Chinese family with familial hypercholesterolemia. The cumulative effect of these genetic...
KEY FINDING: A novel frameshift insertion (c.497delinsGGATCCCCCAGCTGCATCCCCCAG: p. Ala166fs) was identified in the LDLR gene, preventing proper expression of LDLR on the cell membrane.
Cardiovasc Diabetol, 2018 • May 10, 2018
This study investigated the effect of linagliptin on endothelial function and postprandial lipid levels in subjects with coronary artery disease (CAD) and early type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The re...
KEY FINDING: Linagliptin treatment did not significantly improve flow mediated dilation (FMD) in patients with CAD and early T2DM compared to placebo.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2012 • January 1, 2012
This case report describes a 43-year-old man with a thoracic spinal cord injury who was diagnosed with simultaneous pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and hemopericardium. The patient was successfully tr...
KEY FINDING: The patient with acute spinal cord injury presented with simultaneous PTE and hemopericardium, a rare complication involving conflicting treatments.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2012 • January 1, 2012
This study provides preliminary evidence that women with SCI may have comparable trends in CMR as those observed in nondisabled women of similar menopausal status. The study found that postmenopausal ...
KEY FINDING: Postmenopausal women with SCI had significantly higher triglyceride levels compared to premenopausal women (101.8 mg/dL vs 55.7 mg/dL, P = .01).
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study aimed to determine if there are differences in heart rate variability (HRV) measures across neurological level of impairment (NLI) and American Spinal Cord Injury Association Impairment Sca...
KEY FINDING: No significant differences in HRV measures were found across neurological level of impairment (NLI) and American Spinal Cord Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) subgroups.
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.