Journal article
Prediction of Mortality and Morbidity With a 6-Minute Walk Test in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Abstract
Objective. —To study the potential usefulness of the 6-minute walk test, a self-paced submaximal exercise test, as a prognostic indicator in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.Design. —Data were collected during a prospective cohort study, the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) Registry Substudy.Setting. —Twenty tertiary care hospitals in the United States, Canada, and Belgium.Participants. —A stratified random sample of …
Authors
Bittner V; Weiner DH; Yusuf S; Rogers WJ; McIntyre KM; Bangdiwala SI; Kronenberg MW; Kostis JB; Kohn RM; Guillotte M
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 270, No. 14, pp. 1702–1707
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
October 13, 1993
DOI
10.1001/jama.1993.03510140062030
ISSN
0098-7484