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Six minute walking test: an old tool with new applications
In 1976 McGavin and colleagues invented a simple, easy to apply and reproducible test assessing exercise capacity in patients with chronic bronchitis [1]. McGavin, at that time registrar at the City Hospital in Edinburgh, probably did not expect such a promising future for his timed walk test. The test not only stood well the advent of sophisticated cardiopulmonary exercise testing but also has...
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The American Thoracic Society has issued guidelines for the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). The 6MWT is safer, easier to administer, better tolerated, and better reflects activities of daily living than other walk tests (such as the shuttle walk test). The primary measurement is 6-min walk distance (6MWD), but during the 6MWT data can also be collected about the patient's blood oxygen saturation and...
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Exercise testing is an important component of initial patient assessment in cardiac rehabilitation. Assessment of functional exercise capacity has gained importance in the patient care in various diseased states. Timed walking tests are widely used to evaluate functional exercise performance, as they are likely to measure the ability to undertake the activities of day-to-day life. Functional ca...
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OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the neurohormonal activity in heart transplant recipients and compare it with that in heart failure patients and healthy subjects during rest and just after a 6-minute walking test. INTRODUCTION Despite the improvements in quality of life and survival provided by heart transplantation, the neurohormonal profile is poorly described. METHODS Twenty heart transp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0004-9514
DOI: 10.1016/s0004-9514(06)70036-8