ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2017
Decreased physical activity is a predictor for a complicated recovery post cardiac surgery.
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Comparison of Exercise Capacity, Muscle Oxygenation and Aortic Stiffness in Patients With a History of Mitral Valve Intervention for Mitral Stenosis With Healthy Subjects
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Smart bracelet to assess physical activity after cardiac surgery: A prospective study.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Patients' Readiness to Exercise After Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Center Observational Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of Preoperative Functional Status With Short-Term Major Adverse Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery.Cureus · 2025Article
- From Survival to Recovery: Understanding the Life Impact of an Acute Aortic Dissection Through Activity, Sleep, and Quality of Life.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Association of socioeconomic disadvantage with operative outcomes for infective endocarditis.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Influence of Preoperative Physical Activity on Intraoperative Brain Function in Cardiac Surgical patients.Research square · 2024Article
- Elective Cardiac Procedure Patients Have Low Preoperative Cardiorespiratory Fitness.International journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Objectively measured preoperative physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Finnish patients scheduled for elective cardiac procedures: baseline results from randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Objective Quantification of In-Hospital Patient Mobilization after Cardiac Surgery Using Accelerometers: Selection, Use, and Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Monitoring of Psychosocial Factors During Hospitalization Before and After Cardiac Surgery Until Discharge From Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Research Protocol.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Article
- Personalised eHealth intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in rehabilitation after cardiac operations: study protocol for the PACO randomised controlled trial (NCT03470246).BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2019Article
- Reconsideration of frailty in relation to surgical indication.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity (PA) reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and physically active survivors of a cardiac event are at lower risk of recurrent events. We hypothesized that patients with a decreased PA, undergoing cardiac surgery, are at higher risk for a postoperative complicated recovery (PCR).
methodsThree thousand three hundred eighty two patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery between January 2007 and December 2013 were included. The group was divided into three subgroups: group A, aged ≤ 65 years (N = 1329); group B, aged > 65 years and ≤ 75 years (N = 1250); and group C aged >75 years (N = 803). To assess PA, the criteria of the Corpus Christy Heart Project were used. A PCR consists of the occurrence of a major postoperative event, defined as any of the following complications: reoperation, deep sternal wound infection, renal failure, stroke, postoperative ventilation > 2 days, intensive care stay ≥ 5 days, hospital stay ≥ 10 days, or hospital mortality.
resultsOne thousand three hundred sixty seven patients (40%) were considered as patients with a decreased PA. Both in group B (p = 0.001) and in group C (p = 0.003), patients with a decreased PA were significantly associated with an increased risk of a PCR, which was not the case in group A (p = 0.28). Logistic regression analysis identified a decreased PA as an independent predictor for PCR in groups B (p = 0.003, odds 1.71) and C (p = 0.033, odds 1.48), but not in group A (p = 0.11, odds 0.71).
conclusionDecreased physical activity is an independent predictor for a PCR in patients aged 65 years or older undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
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