Association Between Bottle-Opening Ability and Muscle Weakness in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
The ability to open plastic bottles was independently associated with handgrip strength and pinch strength in patients with CAD. Evaluating the ability to open plastic bottles may be a simple and practical tool for assessing muscle weakness in patients with CAD.
Authors
- Yuji Kanejima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0162-6318)
- Masato Ogawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4165-0267)
- Ikki Shimizu
- Masahiro Kitamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-6183)
- Kazuhiro P. Izawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7262-8903)
- Kodai Ishihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7780-4224)
- Yoshitaka Naito
- Tomoyuki Morisawa
Institutions
- Konan Women's University (JP)
- Osaka Health Science University (JP)
- Sakakibara Hospital (JP)
- Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital (JP)
- Kobe University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.cr-25-0090
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama