Improvement in Hemodynamic Responses to Metaboreflex Activation after One Year of Training in Spinal Cord Injured Humans

Spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals show an altered hemodynamic response to metaboreflex activation due to a reduced capacity to vasoconstrict the venous and arterial vessels below the level of the lesion. Exercise training was found to enhance circulating catecholamines and to improve cardiac pre...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Milia, Silvana Roberto, Elisabetta Marongiu, Sergio Olla, Irene Sanna, Luca Angius, Pierpaolo Bassareo, Marco Pinna, Filippo Tocco, Alberto Concu, Antonio Crisafulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/893468