Effects of exercise interventions on cardiovascular health in individuals with chronic, motor complete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised controlled trial [Cardiovascular Health/Outcomes: Improvements Created by Exercise and education in SCI (CHOICES) Study]

INTRODUCTION: Recent studies demonstrate that cardiovascular diseases and associated complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Abnormal arterial stiffness, defined by a carotid–to-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) ≥10 m/s, is a rec...

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Autores principales: Krassioukov, Andrei V, Currie, Katharine D, Hubli, Michèle, Nightingale, Tom E, Alrashidi, Abdullah A, Ramer, Leanne, Eng, Janice J, Ginis, Kathleen A Martin, MacDonald, Maureen J, Hicks, Audrey, Ditor, Dave, Oh, Paul, Verrier, Molly C, Craven, Beverly Catharine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Rehabilitation Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30612110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023540

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