Is the six-minute walk test still reliable compared to cardiopulmonary exercise test for exercise capacity in children with congenital heart disease?

Is the six-minute walk test still reliable compared to cardiopulmonary exercise test for exercise capacity in children with congenital heart disease?

ObjectivesWe aimed to assess the validity of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) to reflect the functional capacity of children with congenital heart disease (CHD), evaluate a possible correlation between the 6MWT distance with cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) variables, as well as to find a cutoff...

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Main Authors: Jiangbo Qu, Hui Shi, Yugong Guo, Xinxin Chen, Xuwen Xiao, Xiaojuan Zheng, Yanqin Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
congenital heart diasease
six minute walk test
cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET)
children
six minute walk distance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.965739/full

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