788-1 The 6-Minute Walk Test Predicts Maximal Oxygen Consumption and Survival in Advanced Heart Failure

The six-minute walk test predicts peak oxygen uptake and survival in patients with advanced heart failure.

BACKGROUND The 6-min walk test (6'WT) is a simple measure of functional capacity and predicts survival in patients with moderate heart failure (HF). METHODS To assess the role of the 6'WT in the evaluation of patients with advanced HF, 45 patients (age 49 +/- 8 years, mean +/- SD; New York Heart Association class 3.3 +/- 0.6; left ventricular ejection fraction 0.20 +/- 0.06; right ventricular...

Heart failure: walk test versus peak oxygen consumption.

Mailing Address: Guilherme Veiga Guimarães • Rua Dr. Baeta Neves, 98, Pinheiros – 05444050 – São Paulo, SP, Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Manuscript received July 26, 2011; revised manuscript received August 17, 2011; accepted August 17, 2011.

Passive smoking and the 6-minute walk test in heart failure.

Assessment of oxygen uptake during the six-minute walk test in patients with heart failure.

Relationship between the 6-min walk test and maximal oxygen consumption.

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