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. 2016 Jul-Aug;68(4):527-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2016.05.010. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

Changes in derived measures from six-minute walk distance following home-based exercise training in congestive heart failure: A preliminary report

Abraham Samuel Babu  1 , Charmie V Desai  2 , Arun G Maiya  3 , Vasudeva Guddattu  4 , Ramachandran Padmakumar  5
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Changes in derived measures from six-minute walk distance following home-based exercise training in congestive heart failure: A preliminary report

Abraham Samuel Babu et al. Indian Heart J. 2016 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The response of derived parameters from six-minute walk distance (6MWD), like 6MW work (6MWW), to exercise training and its correlation with quality of life (QoL) in congestive heart failure (CHF) is not known. A secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial on 30 patients (23 males; mean age 57.7±10.4 years; mean ejection fraction 31±10%) with CHF in NYHA class I-IV who completed an eight-week home-based exercise training program found a significant improvement in 6MWW (p<0.05), with similar correlations between 6MWD and 6MWW with QoL. 6MWW does not appear to provide additional benefit to 6MWD in cardiac rehabilitation for CHF.

Keywords: Cardiac rehabilitation; Exercise; Heart failure; Quality of life; Six-minute walk distance.

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