Cardiorespiratory adaptations during the six-minute walk test in chronic heart failure patients

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-177

  Kervio, GaãƒÂ«lle ^a   Ville, Nathalie S ^b,c   Leclercq, Christophe ^d   Daubert, Jean Claude ^d   Carre, FranãƒÂ§ois ^a,c  

^a Groupe de Recherche Cardiovasculaire   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Physiologie   (France)

^c GIS Sciences du Mouvement   (France)

^d Dã Â partement de Cardiologie   (France)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; cardiorespiratory analysis; healthy subjects; heart failure; six minute walking test

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; HUMAN; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG VENTILATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; TIDAL VOLUME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 2342576219     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000119964.42813.98     Document Type: Article

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