Six-minute walk test in moderate to severe heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Useful for functional capacity assessment?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 203, Issue , 2016, Pages 800-802

  Palau, Patricia ^a   Domínguez, Eloy ^a   Núñez, Eduardo ^b   Sanchis, Juan ^b   Santas, Enrique ^b   Núñez, Julio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional capacity assessment; Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; Peak VO2; Six minute walk test

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART FAILURE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; WALKING;

EID: 84952690622     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.074     Document Type: Article

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