Author/Editor		Erjavec, Tatjana
Title		Telesna zmogljivost in bolezni srca in ožilja pri osebah z okvaro hrbtenjače
Translated title		Physical capacity and cardiovascular diseases in men with spinal cord injuries
Type		članek
Source		In: Komadina R, Stahovnik A, editors. 5. Celjski dnevi. Zbornik izbranih predavanj simpozija o poškodbah in okvarah hrbtenice; 2005 apr 8-9; Celje. Celje: Splošna bolnišnica Celje,
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 88-94
Language		slo
Abstract		Complete spinal cord lesions result in a loss of motor and sensory functions conducted via afferent and efferent spinal pathways and also in an interruption of pathways from the brain to the peripheral sympathetic nervous system. This results in patological changes of sympathetic innervation depending on autonomic organization of the pathway in the spinal cord. For these reasons, spinal cord injury leads to the cardiovascular and metabolic alterations at rest and during exercise. Recent research studies have found that people with spinal cord injury have an increased risk of devoloping coronary heart disease at an earlier age than in the nondisabled population. Insulin resistance results in multiple metabolic and blood pressure abnormalities that can increase the risk of devoloping the atherosclerotic heart and vessles diseases. People with spinal cord injury must use appropriate prevention strategies to reduce the risk of devoloping cardiovascular disease.
Descriptors		SPINAL CORD INJURIES CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES EXERCISE TEST HEART RATE BLOOD PRESSURE