Table 1.

Characteristics of the overall cohort

Variable	Participants (N = 147)
Demographic
Age (y)	75 ± 8.659
Female	66 (44.6)
Primary admission diagnosis
Ischemic heart disease	72 (48.6)
Heart failure	19 (12.8)
Arrhythmia	22 (14.8)
Valvular disease	8 (5.4)
Other∗	27 (18.4)
Clinical
CICU length of stay, d	$3.4\pm$ 3.4
Hospital length of stay, d	$11\pm$ 7.00
Mobility
Pre-hospitalization LOF	$4.7\pm$ 0.5
Admission LOF	$3.4\pm$ 1.3
CICU discharge LOF	$4.2\pm$ 0.7
Mobility activities / activities possible	87.0 (1835/2109)
Mobility opportunities used / total opportunities, % (n/n)	93.2 (655/703)
Adverse events	8 (0.4)
Contraindications to mobilization	27 (20.3)
Contraindications and eventual mobilization	27 (100)

Values are M ± SD, or n (%), unless otherwise indicated.

CV, cardiovascular; CICU, cardiovascular intensive care unit; LOF, level of function

The LOF score ranges from 0 (maintain range of motion) to 5 (increase general endurance and mobility).

^∗Myocarditis, n = 4; pericardial disease, n = 4; pulmonary hypertension, n = 4; cardiomyopathy, n = 3; hypertension, n = 3; cancer, n = 2; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, n = 2; infection, n = 2; aortic dissection, n = 1; drug toxicity, n = 1; electronic device complications, n = 1.