📰🧠 🦴 SPINE CORD INJURY (SCI) STUDY HIGHLIGHTS – Spinal Cord Injury and Risk of Overall and Type-Specific Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis by Luo S, Wu T, Cheng X.

The paper “Spinal Cord Injury and Risk of Overall and Type-Specific Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis” holds critical importance. It highlights the well-documented increased incidence of cardiovascular disease and mortality in individuals with spinal cord injuries compared to the general population.

This meta-analysis provides a comprehensive summary of the heightened cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks, emphasizing the importance for clinicians to prioritize screening, prevention, and optimized treatment for cardiovascular disease in SCI patients.

Access the full article at: Luo S, Wu T, Cheng X. Spinal cord injury and risk of overall and type specific cardiovascular diseases: A meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2024;19(10):e0311572. Published 2024 Oct 28. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0311572. This article is licensed under a CC-BY license.