June 14, 2012Archives of Internal Medicine176 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperSix-Minute Walk Test as a Prognostic Tool in Stable Coronary Heart Disease
Structured PICO
Does the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) improve risk prediction for cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary heart disease?
P
Population
Patients with stable coronary heart disease
I
Intervention
Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
C
Comparator
Traditional risk factors and treadmill exercise capacity
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Outcome
Cardiovascular eventshard clinical
The 6MWT is a simple tool that improves cardiovascular risk prediction in stable coronary heart disease, performing comparably to treadmill testing.
Abstract
Distance walked on the 6MWT predicted cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary heart disease. The addition of a simple 6MWT to traditional risk factors improved risk prediction and was comparable with treadmill exercise capacity.