Coronary heart disease is a public health problem and is one of the leading causes of loss
of quality of life, disability, and death worldwide. The main procedure these patients undergo …

Objective: The aim of the study is to compare the available reference values and the six-
minute walk test equations in healthy children/adolescents. Our systematic review was …

In an ageing population of patients with heart disease, preinterventional frailty assessment
for risk prediction is gaining relevance both in cardiac surgery and transcatheter valve …

Background. The prognostic value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is known, but
the predictive value of 6MWT in patients with heart failure (HF) and patients undergoing …

MCI mild cognitive impairment MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination PAI psoas muscle area
index PMA psoas muscle area OR odds ratio QoL quality of life SAVR surgical aortic valve …

Introduction: Peripheral muscle strength has been little explored in the literature in the
context of cardiac rehabilitation. Objective: To evaluate the peripheral muscle strength of …

Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death globally,
and clinical guidelines recommend cardioprotective medications for patients with …

Background: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of a specific physiotherapy protocol
on the occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications, length of intensive care unit …

Results Energy expenditure in TEST increased from 4.4 to 6.3 MET in the study group and
from 5.0 to 6.5 MET in the control group. Distance walked in 6-MWT increased from 420 to …

Abstract Purpose Underweight (BMI< 18.5) and obese (BMI≥ 30) patients may not tolerate
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery as well as other patients. High and low body …