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Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed 50 consecutive cardiac patients that were undergoing cardiac surgery. Physiological outcomes of handgrip strength and knee extensor muscle strength and the DASH score were measured at one month after cardiac surgery and were assessed. Results were analyzed using Spearman correlation coefficients. Results: The final analysis comprised 43 patients (men: 32, women: 11; age: 62.1 \u00b1 9.1 years; body mass index: 22.1 \u00b1 4.7 kg\/m2; left ventricular ejection fraction: 53.5 \u00b1 13.7%). Respective handgrip strength, knee extensor muscle strength, and DASH score were 27.4 \u00b1 8.3 kgf, 1.6 \u00b1 0.4 Nm\/kg, and 13.3 \u00b1 12.3, respectively. The DASH score correlated negatively with handgrip strength (r = \u22120.38, p = 0.01) and with knee extensor muscle strength (r = \u22120.32, p = 0.04). Conclusion: Physiological outcomes of both handgrip strength and knee extensor muscle strength correlated negatively with the DASH score. 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