Associations between left ventricular structure and function with cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in individuals with cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord injury.
Abdullah A AlrashidiShane J T BalthazaarKatharine D CurrieTom Edward NightingaleAndrei V KrassioukovPublished in: Spinal cord (2020)
LV parameters measured at rest are not associated with V̇O2peak in individuals with cervical and upper-thoracic SCI. Given the observed associations between LVM and V̇O2peak with FFM, future studies may consider utilizing FFM for indexing cardiovascular measures following SCI.