Clinical correlation between the 6-min walk test and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.46, no.6, pp.1658-1664, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 46 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1505-96
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.1658-1664
- Keywords: Six-minute walk test, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cardiac index
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background/aim: The aims of the present study were to assess the relationship between the distance walked during the 6-min walk test (6MWT) and exercise capacity as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and to investigate the prognostic value of the 6MWT in comparison to clinical parameters of CPET and echocardiography findings.