The 6-minute walk test and prognosis in chronic heart failure - The available evidence

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 445-448

  Sharma, R ^a   Anker, S D ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TEST; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; WALKING; WALKING TEST;

EXERCISE TEST; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0034931372     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2451     Document Type: Editorial

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