Relationships between changes in the skeletal muscle mass index and number of days needed for independent gait after cardiac surgery

M. Nakajima1,2, M. Morishita 2, S. Yuguchi 1, K. Saito 1, T. Matsuo1, K. Yoshimura 1, T. Ujikawa1, S. Otsuka 1, Y. Hojo 1, K. Ishihara 1, Y. Kochi 1, K. Harada 2, T. Sakaguchi 3, H. Yoshitaka 3 1 The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Rehabilitation, Okayama, Japan; 2 Kibi International University Graduate School, Takahashi, Japan; 3 The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan