Systematic Review of the Use of the 6-Minute Walk Test in Measuring and Improving Prognosis in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) has been used for over 30 years to assess exercise capacity in patients with respiratory disease, and more recently, in those with heart failure. However, despite being a simple and reproducible test of real-world exercise capacity, its use in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) is less well accepted. We sought to review systematically the evidence surrounding the 6MWT in IHD.

Methods

We searched the Medline, PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases for the following key terms: "six minute walk test/6 minute walk test/6MWT" and "angina/coronary artery disease/coronary disease/IHD/ischemic heart disease." We followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISM

SUBMITTER: Coulshed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10679465 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature