Abstract Background: Cardiovascular diseases have been increasing worldwide in recent decades due to the increased occurrence of triggering factors. In the postoperative period of cardiovascular surgery, patients experience a functional decline, which may be potentiated by the length of hospital stay. Therefore, it is important to evaluate these patients’ functional capacity. Objective: To compare the length of hospital stay with the gait speed in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Method: Prospective, cohort study carried out at the Instituto Nobre de Cardiologia […]