Implementing 4-meter gait speed as a routine vital sign in a thoracic surgery clinic

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 15 Francis St, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: ashley.lauren.deeb@gmail.com.
• ² University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, 11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford, ME, USA.
• ³ Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Campus Beilinson, 39 Jabotinski St, Petah Tikva, Israel.
• ⁴ Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, USA.
• ⁵ Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 15 Francis St, Boston, MA, USA.
• ⁶ Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, USA; New England GRECC (Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center), VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, USA.