Why the study?
Does the 6-minute walk test provide comparable performance and heart rate results to bicycle and treadmill ergometry in pacemaker patients?
Population
189 pacemaker patients
Comparison
6-minute walk test on a 20-m corridor vs Bicycle ergometry and treadmill exercise
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support 6-minute walk testing as a practical option in pacemaker patients; leaves open equivalence to ergometry for clinical decisions.
Does the 6-minute walk test provide comparable performance and heart rate results to bicycle and treadmill ergometry in pacemaker patients?
The 6-minute walk test is a simple, well-accepted, and physiological alternative to bicycle and treadmill ergometry for evaluating exercise capacity in pacemaker patients.
Langenfeld et al. (1990) studied this question.