Echo Intensity of Gastrocnemius Is Independently Associated with 6-Minute Walking Distance in Male Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease.

: This study aimed to examine the differences in the thickness and echo intensity (EI) of the gastrocnemius muscle measured via ultrasonography between healthy adults and patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and to determine the associations of gastrocnemius thickness (GT) and EI within a 6 min walking distance (6MD) in patients with PAD. : This cross-sectional study targeted 35 male patients with PAD (mean age, 73.7 years; mean body mass index [BMI], 23.

Effects of weekend rehabilitation on vertebral compression fractures in the elderly.

Introduction: This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the effect of rehabilitation and without weekend therapy on Activities of daily living (ADL) and readmission in vertebral fracture patients aged 60 years and older.

Methods: The present study used a hospital-based database created by JMDC Inc. The JMDC hospital-based database is an epidemiological database that has been storing medical claims and Diagnosis Procedure Combination survey data.

Clinically Optimal Neuropsychological Tests for Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Heart Valve Surgeries.

Background: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is widely recognized and reported, but the lack of a uniform definition makes it difficult to evaluate its clinical impact. The aim of this study is to establish the optimal neuropsychological tests and definition of POCD relevant to clinical outcomes in heart valve surgeries.

Methods and results: Between June 2015 and December 2019, 315 patients undergoing elective heart valve surgeries (age ≥65 years) were enrolled.

Effects of In-Hospital Rehabilitation on Preventing Hospital Readmissions in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of rehabilitation on hospital readmissions in patients with cirrhosis.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Acute hospitals.

Stand-up test predicts occurrence of non-traumatic vertebral fracture in outpatient women with osteoporosis.

Introduction: The purpose of this retrospective study was to clarify the incidence of non-traumatic vertebral fracture among outpatient women with osteoporosis and to determine whether the stand-up test predicted the occurrence of non-traumatic vertebral fracture.

Materials And Methods: A total of 242 postmenopausal women over 60 years of age who received outpatient osteoporosis treatment at our hospital between November 2013 and July 2020 were longitudinally evaluated in this study. We obtained medical information and radiographic parameters, including sagittal vertical axis, thoracic kyphosis, pelvic incidence, lumbar lordosis, pelvic tilt, and sacral slope at baseline.

Association of height loss with falls and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older women.

Objectives: Height loss is associated with vertebral fracture risk and osteoporosis. We assumed that height loss may indicate the risk of falls because the presence of osteoporosis is significantly associated with sarcopenia development. We studied the association of height loss with falls and sarcopenia.

Gastrocnemius thickness by ultrasonography indicates the low skeletal muscle mass in Japanese elderly people.

Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between gastrocnemius thickness by ultrasonography and the skeletal muscle mass in Japanese elderly people.

Methods: The total of 195 healthy Japanese aged ≥65 years participated (average age, 72.4 ± 4.

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

Objective: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication after cardiac surgery. The aim of this multicenter study was to determine the relationship between POAF and patients' progress in early rehabilitation after heart valve surgery.

Methods: We enrolled 302 patients (mean age, 69±10 years) who had undergone heart valve surgery.

Factors related to physical functioning decline after cardiac surgery in older patients: A multicenter retrospective study.

Background: As few studies have examined physical functioning changes after cardiac surgery, the factors related to the decline in physical functioning remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the factors related to physical functioning decline after cardiac surgery in older patients.

Methods: The final study sample consisted of 523 older (≥65 years) patients (age 74.

Impact of preoperative frailty on regaining walking ability in patients after cardiac surgery: Multicenter cohort study in Japan.

Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between preoperative frailty and the reacquisition of walking ability in patients after cardiac surgery.

Methods: 450 patients who underwent cardiac surgery were included as subjects. We implemented the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) before surgery and classified subjects into three groups according to the SPPB score: SPPB 10-12, SPPB 7-9, and SPPB 0-6.

Dynamics of cardiorespiratory response during and after the six-minute walk test in patients with heart failure.

: The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a useful measure to evaluate exercise capacity with a simple method. The kinetics of oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]O) throughout constant-load exercise on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) are composed of three phases and the [Formula: see text]O kinetics are delayed in patients with heart failure (HF). This study aimed to investigate the kinetics of the cardiorespiratory response during and after the 6MWT according to exercise capacity.

Changes in the amount of physical activity in minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

[Purpose] This study aimed to compare the amount of physical activity in a minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) group with that in a conventional surgery (median sternotomy) group. [Subjects and Methods] Between November 2010 and December 2011, 39 consecutive patients who underwent elective surgery for valvular disease were prospectively enrolled. The amount of physical activity before and after surgery was measured in 22 cases.

Clinical importance of change in physical activity after endovascular treatment combined with exercise training in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

We aimed to investigate the characteristics of changes in amount of physical activity of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) before/after endovascular treatment (EVT) combined with exercise training. Twenty-two patients with peripheral arterial disease at stage-II of the Fontaine classification who received EVT combined with exercise training were included in this study. A tri-axial accelerometer was used to record physical activity every day from the day before surgery to 3 months after discharge from hospital.

Clinical characteristics of functional recovery after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Japanese octogenarians.

[Purpose] This study aimed to elucidate characteristics of postoperative physical functional recovery in octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. [Subjects and Methods] This was a multi-center, retrospective study. Nine hundred and twenty-seven elective isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgeries were evaluated (746 males and 181 females, mean age: 68.

Effect of in-hospital physical activity on cardiovascular prognosis in lower extremity bypass for claudication.

[Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the effect of in-hospital physical activity on patient prognosis after lower extremity bypass surgery for peripheral arterial disease. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 13 patients (16 limbs; 11 males and 2 females; mean age [standard deviation], 72.8 [5.

[Determinants of prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery].

Purpose: This study aimed to examine factors that delay weaning from ventilation after cardiac surgery.

Methods: A retrospective examination was made on 1,033 patients who had undergone cardiac surgery through a midsternal incision between January 2009 and July 2011. The items examined were duration of postoperative ventilation, patient's background, and other surgical information.

Factors determining achievement of early postoperative cardiac rehabilitation goal in patients with or without preoperative kidney dysfunction undergoing isolated cardiac surgery.

Background: The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate the relationship between preoperative kidney function, postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI), and postoperative fluid balance (POFB) with the progress of early postoperative cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients undergoing isolated cardiac surgery.

Methods: Four hundred twenty three consecutive patients (137 females, 286 males, aged 66±13 years) who underwent various elective cardiac surgeries in the participating institutes were selected and divided into 5 groups depending on chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage. We evaluated the effects of CKD stage on the progress of early postoperative CR, and analyzed the factors determining the achievement of Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) early postoperative CR guidelines goal.