OBJECTIVE: To determine whether regular performance of adapted sports is associated with long-term changes in @entity2998 in subjects with @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ). DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Academic medical center. @entity1 : @entity1 with chronic (>1y) @entity1566 and no preserved motor function below the injury level were evaluated in 2007 and 2012 (N=17). Nine subjects did not perform physical activity between the studied time points (control group), whereas 8 subjects entered competitive upper-body sports programs (rugby: n=5, basketball: n=1, jiu-jitsu: n=1, and tennis: n=1) after baseline and were regularly training at the time of the second evaluation (sports group). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical, laboratory, hemodynamic, and carotid ultrasonography analysis. RESULTS: The studied groups showed no differences in all studied variables at baseline. After 5 years of follow-up, the control group showed increases in heart rate (87.0  3.1 vs 74.7  3.8 beats per minute; P=.004), but the @entity1 had no significant changes in carotid @entity121 ( @entity121 ) (.65  .05 vs .67  .03mm; P=.73) or @entity121 /diameter (.118  .007 vs .136  .013; P=.24). In contrast, the sports group showed long-term decreases in carotid @entity121 (.56  .05 vs .74  .05mm; P=.001) and @entity121 /diameter (.097  .006 vs .141  .009; P<.001), but the @entity1 did not show any variation in the other studied variables at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Regular upper-body sports activities are associated with long-term reductions in @entity2998 in subjects with @entity1566 and might be a potential prevention strategy aiming to reduce cardiovascular risk in this population.

Impact of Adapted Sports Activities on the Progression of XXXX in Subjects With @entity1566 .

@entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord injury', 'SCI'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'Men', 'PARTICIPANTS'] @entity121 :: ('MESH:D009135', 'Disease') :: ['IMT', 'intima-media thickness'] @entity2998 :: ('MESH:D002340', 'Disease') :: ['carotid atherosclerosis']
@entity2998 :: (MESH:D002340,Disease) :: ['Carotid Atherosclerosis']
