Why the study?
What are the gender-specific predictors of limited exercise capacity (assessed by 6-MWT) in heart failure patients?
Population
147 heart failure patients, mean age 61 ± 11 years, 50.3% male
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Sex-specific predictors of exercise capacity in HF warrant caution in application; leaves open prospective validation of gender differences.
What are the gender-specific predictors of limited exercise capacity (assessed by 6-MWT) in heart failure patients?
Gender determines the pattern of underlying cardiac disturbances predicting limited exercise capacity in heart failure, with ventricular dysfunction predictive in males and subjective NYHA class predictive in females.
Bajraktari et al. (2013) studied this question.
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