Postoperative atrial fibrillation is associated with delayed early rehabilitation after heart valve surgery: a multicenter study.

CONCLUSIONS: POAF was clinical predictors of delayed early rehabilitation in patients undergoing heart valve surgery. The combination of POAF with delayed early rehabilitation conferred a high risk of decline in lower-extremity function during hospitalization.
PMID: 31289706 [PubMed]

Source: Physical Therapy - July 12, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Kato M, Saitoh M, Kawamura T, Iwata K, Sakurada K, Okamura D, Tahara M, Yuguchi S, Kamisaka K, Oura K, Mori Y, Morisawa T, Takahashi T Tags: Phys Ther Res Source Type: research