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

Eduardo NúñezPatricia PalauJulio NúñezEnrique SantasEloy DomínguezJuan Sanchis

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MaleModerate to severeGerontologySIX MINUTE WALKmedicine.medical_specialtyCapacity assessmentSix-minute walk testWalking030204 cardiovascular system & hematologySeverity of Illness Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicinePeak VO2AgedHeart Failurebusiness.industryDisease progressionStroke VolumeStroke volumemedicine.diseaseHeart failure with preserved ejection fractionHeart failureDisease ProgressionExercise TestCardiologyFunctional capacity assessmentFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePeak vo2Heart failure with preserved ejection fractionbusiness

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Despite improvements in medical treatment and prevention, heart failure (HF) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1]. Currently, HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has become the most prevalent form of HF in elderly patients [2,3]. The cardinal features in HF, aside from left ventricular systolic function, are exertional dyspnea and reduced aerobic capacity. Although the most accurate expression of exercise tolerance and severity in HF is measured by peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2), its assessment is not widely available in daily clinical practice.  This work was supported in part by grants from: Sociedad Española de Cardiología: Investigación Clínica en Cardiología, Grant SEC 2015 and Red de Investigación Cardiovascular; Programa 7 (RD12/0042/0010) FEDER.

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2015-08-27International Journal of Cardiology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.074