Accuracy of the 6-Minute Walk Test for Assessing Functional Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Other Chronic Cardiac Pathologies: Results of the ExIC-FEp Trial and a Meta-Analysis

Autor: Iván Cavero-Redondo, Alicia Saz-Lara, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, Laura Núñez-Martínez, Valentina Díaz-Goñi, Ismael Calero-Paniagua, Irene Matínez-García, Carlos Pascual-Morena
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Sports Medicine - Open, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2198-9761
DOI: 10.1186/s40798-024-00740-6
Popis: Abstract Background Heart diseases, particularly heart failure, significantly impact patient quality of life and mortality rates. Functional capacity assessment is vital for predicting prognosis and risk in these patients. While the cardiopulmonary exercise test is considered the gold standard, the 6-minute walk test has emerged as a more accessible alternative. However, the screening accuracy and optimal cut-off points of the 6-minute walk test for detecting severely reduced functional capacity in cardiac pathologies, including heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, are unclear. The study aimed to analyse the diagnostic accuracy of the 6-minute walk test for detecting reduced functional capacity, defined as VO2max
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