Cardiac, Autonomic, and Cardiometabolic Impact of Exercise Training in Spinal Cord Injury: A QUALITATIVE REVIEW.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Direct and indirect effects of spinal cord injury lead to important cardiovascular (CV) complications that are further increased by years of injury and the process of "accelerated aging." The present review examines the current evidence in the literature for the potential cardioprotective effect of exercise training in spinal cord injury.

Review methods

PubMed and Web of Science databases were screened for original studies investigating the effect of exercise-based interventions on aerobic capacity, cardiac structure/function, autonomic function, CV function, and/or cardiometabolic markers. We compared the effects in individuals <40 yr with time since injury <10 yr with those in older individuals (≥40 yr) with longer time since injury (≥10 yr), reasoning that th

SUBMITTER: Vivodtzev I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768813 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature