Systematic Review of the Use of the 6-Minute Walk Test in Measuring and Improving Prognosis in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease

Introduction: The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) has been used for over 30 years to assess exercise capacity in patients with respiratory disease, and more recently, in those with heart failure. However, despite being a simple and reproducible test of real-world exercise capacity, its use in patients wit...

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Main Authors: Andrew Coulshed, MD, David Coulshed, FRACP, FRCP, MA, PhD, Faraz Pathan, FRACP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X23002147