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

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jan 15:203:800-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.074. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

Authors

Patricia Palau¹, Eloy Domínguez², Eduardo Núñez³, Juan Sanchis³, Enrique Santas³, Julio Núñez³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department, Hospital de La Plana, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Cardiology Department, Hospital General de Castellón, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
³ Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain.

PMID: 26595788
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.074

No abstract available

Keywords: Functional capacity assessment; Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; Peak VO(2); Six-minute walk test.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Disease Progression
Exercise Test
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Severity of Illness Index
Stroke Volume / physiology*
Walking / physiology*