Prognostic Value of the Six-Minute Walk Test in Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Literature Review

Background. The prognostic value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is known, but the predictive value of 6MWT in patients with heart failure (HF) and patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is not established yet. Objective. We conducted a systematic review exploring the...

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Main Authors: Dominika Zielińska, Jerzy Bellwon, Andrzej Rynkiewicz, Mohamed Amr Elkady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/965494