The relation between repeated 6-minute walk test performance and outcome in patients with chronic heart failure

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 244-253

  Ingle, L ^a   Cleland, J G ^b   Clark, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 minute walk test; Chronic heart failure; Repeat testing; Risk

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; UREA; HEMOGLOBINS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1-76);

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; QRS INTERVAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; SURVIVOR; WALKING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOPATHOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; UREA; WALKING;

EID: 84901819384     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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