Six-Minute Walk Test and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
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Six-minute walk test and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure: a comparative analysis on clinical and prognostic insights.
BACKGROUND The six-minute walk test (6MWT) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) are the 2 testing modalities most broadly used for assessing functional limitation in patients with heart failure (HF). A comprehensive comparison on clinical and prognostic validity of the 2 techniques has not been performed and is the aim of the present investigation. METHODS AND RESULTS Two hundred fifty...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation: Heart Failure
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1941-3289,1941-3297
DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.109.881326