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case_images: Flow diagram of cardiac rehabilitation, both before and after surgery. ADLs, Activities of Daily Living scale; GAD-7, General Anxiety Disorder-7; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; MMT, Manual Muscle Testing; MRMI, Modified Rivermead Mobility Index; NRS, Nutritional Risk Screening; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
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case_images: This was further confirmed by transoesophageal echocardiography, which showed that mitral orifice area was 4.04-4.22 cm2 (normally 4-6 cm2) in 2D and 2.5-2.9 cm2 in 3D (see Supplementary material online, Figure S1). Based on the pre-CR patient evaluation (Table 1; Figure 1), the patient had poor cardiorespiratory endurance and extremely weak muscle strength, being unable to stand up with her legs.