Six-minute walk test for assessing physical functional capacity in chronic heart failure

H Du, P Wonggom, J Tongpeth, RA Clark - Current heart failure reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a submaximal exercise
test for evaluating physical functional capacity. This review aims to report the research on …

[HTML][HTML] Physical rehabilitation interventions for adult patients during critical illness: an overview of systematic reviews

B Connolly, B O'Neill, L Salisbury, B Blackwood - Thorax, 2016 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Physical rehabilitation interventions aim to ameliorate the effects of critical
illness-associated muscle dysfunction in survivors. We conducted an overview of systematic …

Early feasibility study of a transcatheter tricuspid valve annuloplasty: SCOUT trial 30-day results

RT Hahn, CU Meduri, CJ Davidson, S Lim… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Abstract Background: The SCOUT (Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty System for
Symptomatic Chronic Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation) trial is a prospective, single-arm …

Clinically meaningful change estimates for the six-minute walk test and daily activity in individuals with chronic heart failure

MJ Shoemaker, AB Curtis, E Vangsnes… - Cardiopulmonary …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The purpose of the present pilot study was to provide a preliminary estimate of the
minimum detectable difference (MDD) and minimum clinically important difference (MCID) of …

Lifestyle walking intervention for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the WATCHFUL trial

T Vetrovsky, M Siranec, T Frybova, I Gant… - Circulation, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Physical activity is pivotal in managing heart failure with reduced ejection
fraction, and walking integrated into daily life is an especially suitable form of physical …

Effects of sildenafil on symptoms and exercise capacity for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and pulmonary hypertension (the SilHF study): a randomized …

TJ Cooper, JGF Cleland, M Guazzi… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) may complicate heart failure with reduced ejection
fraction (HFrEF) and is associated with a substantial symptom burden and poor prognosis …

Effects of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation delivery modes on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in heart failure: a systematic review and network …

TK Tegegne, JC Rawstorn, RA Nourse, KT Kibret… - Open …, 2022 - openheart.bmj.com
Background This review aimed to compare the relative effectiveness of different exercise-
based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) delivery modes (centre-based, home-based, hybrid and …

[HTML][HTML] Minimal clinically important differences in 6-minute walk test in patients with HFrEF and iron deficiency

MS Khan, SD Anker, T Friede, EA Jankowska… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is widely used to measure exercise capacity;
however, the magnitude of change that is clinically meaningful for individuals is not well …

Activity levels and exercise motivation in patients with COPD and their resident loved ones

R Mesquita, N Nakken, DJA Janssen… - Chest, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Resident loved ones of patients with COPD can play an important role in
hel** these patients engage in physical activity. We aimed to compare activity levels and …

Improvements in exercise capacity of older adults during cardiac rehabilitation

W Bierbauer, U Scholz, T Bermudez… - European Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims Cardiac rehabilitation plays a vital role in secondary prevention of cardiovascular
patients. Female sex and higher age, however, are associated with non-referral to cardiac …