The inability to perform a 6 minute walking test after cardio-thoracic surgery is a marker of clinical severity and poor outcome. Data from the ISYDE-2008 Italian survey

Int J Cardiol. 2011 Aug 18;151(1):115-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.06.024. Epub 2011 Jul 2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / mortality*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / rehabilitation*
  • Comorbidity
  • Exercise Test / statistics & numerical data*
  • Health Surveys
  • Heart Diseases / mortality*
  • Heart Diseases / rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Walking