Eligibility criteria
Patients aged over 18 years, of both sexes, submitted to coronary artery
bypass graft surgery who used cardiopulmonary bypass and median
sternotomy were included. Individuals with some physical limitation,
such as sequelae of stroke and lower limb amputation, uncontrolled
arrhythmias, changes in blood pressure at the time of the test (SBP
<80 or> 160 mmHg), angina, electrocardiographic
changes were excluded.