Can the Cardiopulmonary 6-Minute Walk Test Reproduce the Usual Activities of Patients with Heart Failure?

Can the Cardiopulmonary 6-Minute Walk Test Reproduce the Usual Activities of Patients with Heart Failure?

OBJECTIVE: The 6-minute walk test is an way of assessing exercise capacity and predicting survival in heart failure. The 6-minute walk test was suggested to be similar to that of daily activities. We investigated the effect of motivation during the 6-minute walk test in heart failure. METHODS: We st...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Veiga Guimarães, Giovanni Bellotti, Fernando Bacal, Amilcar Mocelin, Edimar Alcides Bocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-06-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
heart failure
exercise
oxygen consumption
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