ArticleJournal of cardiovascular echography
Carotid Artery Stiffness and Development of Hypertension in People with Paraplegia and No Overt Cardiovascular Disease: A 7-year Follow-up Study.
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- Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
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- An approach for detecting hemodynamic parameters in the carotid arterial system based on the priori relationship between blood pressure and arterial radius.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2026Article
- The Physiology of Neurogenic Obesity: Lessons from Spinal Cord Injury Research.Obesity facts · 2023Review
- The Diagnosis and Management of Cardiometabolic Risk and Cardiometabolic Syndrome after Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to compare arterial stiffness between people with paraplegia and able-bodied persons (ABPs) and to assess cardiovascular markers that may be predictive of the development of arterial hypertension in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
settingThis study was conducted at rehabilitation Hospital, Udine (Italy).
methodsFifty-seven patients with SCI were prospectively enrolled and compared with 88 healthy ABPs. All patients underwent comprehensive transthoracic echocardiography, and one-point left common carotid artery (CCA) color-Doppler study for arterial stiffness.
resultsPatients with SCI had significantly lower body mass index (BMI) and diastolic blood pressure (BP) compared with ABPs, and significantly higher carotid stiffness values (and lower arterial compliance) (
conclusionsPatients with posttraumatic chronic SCI and no overt cardiovascular disease exhibit higher CCA stiffness along with the left and right ventricular involvement, compared with ABPs. People with paraplegia who develop arterial hypertension show increased CCA stiffness mediated by obesity. Lifestyle modifications and weight control should be promoted in all patients with SCI, even at a very early stage.
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