Exploring daily blood pressure fluctuations and cardiovascular risk among individuals with motor complete spinal cord injury: a pilot study.

Derry L DanceAmit ChopraKent CampbellDavid S DitorMagdy HassounaB Catharine Craven

Published in: The journal of spinal cord medicine (2016)

T-BPE were frequent, often with severe or extreme elevations in SBP, despite few reported symptoms. Recognition and management of these dysreflexic events associated with T-BPE are needed, which may ameliorate cardiovascular disease risk.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
cardiovascular disease
blood pressure
spinal cord
climate change
physical activity
hypertensive patients
early onset
heart rate
neuropathic pain
cardiovascular risk factors
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
cardiovascular events
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance