Spinal cord injuries & disorders as a risk factor for ischemic stroke: A five-year retrospective cohort study of US Veterans

Abstract: Background: Spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) have been reported by some studies to correlate with increased risk of ischemic cerebral stroke. However, the …

Health care utilization in Veterans with tetraplegia in the first year after cervical spinal cord injury: Identifying opportunities for dissemination of treatment information

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe Veterans Affairs (VA) utilization patterns by Veterans with tetraplegia during the first year after cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and explore …

An exploratory analysis of the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk calculations in Veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: (1) To describe and compare cardiovascular and cardiometabolic disease risk scores using three existing risk calculators: Framingham Risk Score (FRS), …