Effects of Spinal Cord Injury Site on Cardiac Autonomic Regulation: Insight from Analysis of Cardiovascular Beat by Beat Variability during Sleep and Orthostatic Challenge.

Pietro GuaraldiMara MalacarneGiorgio BarlettaGiuseppe De SciscioloMassimo PaganiPietro Cortelli Daniela Lucini

Published in: Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology (2022)

= 0.011). Multivariate analysis of cardiovascular variability may be a convenient technique to assess autonomic responsiveness and alteration of functionality in patients with SCI addressing selectively vagal or sympathetic alterations and injury location. This contention requires confirmatory studies with a larger population.

Keyphrases

heart rate
spinal cord injury
heart rate variability
blood pressure
spinal cord
neuropathic pain
physical activity
left ventricular
sleep quality
depressive symptoms