Value of the 6-minute walk test in older patients with chronic heart failure

Ingle, Lee

Abstract

We assessed the prognostic value of the 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) among 1592 subjects with differing degrees of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD). We found that the 6-MWT was an independent predictor of mortality, particularly among patients with more than mild LVSD. The 6-MWT provides less prognostic utility in patients with mild or lesser LVSD, however.

Citation

Ingle, L. (2007). Value of the 6-minute walk test in older patients with chronic heart failure. Cardiology in review, 24(10), 29-32

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2007
• Deposit Date: Oct 9, 2020
• Journal: Cardiology Review
• Print ISSN: 1061-5377
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 29-32
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3597580