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Spinal cord injury and vascular function: evidence from diameter-matched vessels

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined the effect of a spinal cord injury (SCI) and subsequent limb disuse on vascular function, assessed by %FMD, in diameter-matched vessels above and below the lesion in subjects with SCI and controls. The results reveal normal vascular function above the lesion and vascular dysfunction below the lesion (%FMD). However, below the lesion there was, actually, evidence of increased vascular responsiveness (%FMD/shear rate) in this population.

Source: Journal of Applied Physiology

DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00329.2020

Authors: Massimo Venturelli, Markus Amann, Joel D. Trinity, Stephen J. Ives, Russell S. Richardson

Institutions: University of Verona, University of Utah, George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Spinal Cord Injury Research

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute