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Cardiovascular disease has emerged as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the aging spinal cord injury population, necessitating increased focus on cardiovascular risk management.
As life expectancy has increased for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in recent decades, health concerns related to aging have begun to play a greater role in the management of this condition. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as a major concern for the SCI population. For long-term SCI, morbidity and mortality from CVD now exceeds that due to renal and pulmonary conditions. Nearly all CVD risk factors tend to be more prevalent in SCI than ambulatory populations. This article reviews the prevalence of CVD in SCI, describes estimates of mortality from cardiovascular causes in the current treatment era, and briefly reviews the instigators of cardiovascular risk unique to these individuals.
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