Physical activity is associated with improved subclinical atherosclerosis in spinal cord injury subjects independent of variation in traditional risk factors

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 592-593

  Matos Souza, José R ^a   Silva, Anselmo A ^a   Campos, Luis F ^a   Goulart, Débora ^a   Schreiber, Roberto ^a   De Rossi, Guilherme ^a   Pio Magalhães, José A ^a   Etchebehere, Maurício ^a   Gorla, José I ^a   Cliquet Jr , Alberto ^a,b   Nadruz Jr , Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exercise; Intima media thickness; Paraplegia; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHLETE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84879108013     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.222     Document Type: Article

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