Why the study?
Does complete thoracic level spinal cord injury alter central cardiovascular responses during arm-crank exercise compared to nondisabled individuals?
Population
40 subjects, comprising 20 with complete thoracic level spinal cord injury and 20 sedentary nondisabled…
Comparison
Incremental peak arm-crank exercise test to… vs Sedentary nondisabled subjects performing…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports hypokinetic circulation in thoracic SCI during arm exercise; leaves open effects on capacity or risk stratification.
Does complete thoracic level spinal cord injury alter central cardiovascular responses during arm-crank exercise compared to nondisabled individuals?
Persons with paraplegia exhibit a hypokinetic circulation characterized by lower stroke volume and cardiac output during upper-body exercise compared to nondisabled individuals, despite compensatory increases in heart rate.
Jacobs et al. (2002) studied this question.
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