Validity and Reliability of the Six-Minute Walking Test Compared to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Individuals with Heart Failure Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness along with poor exercise tolerance are regarded as potential morbidity and mortality predictors within the heart failure (HF) population. Despite the reliability and accuracy of the gold-standard cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness, its complexity and tolerability issues among HF patients mean that the 6 min walk test (6MWT) is a cost-saving and well-tolerated complementary assessment. We aimed to systematically review the validity, reliability, and safety of the 6MWT compared to CPET for patients with HF. Methods: This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis. Embase, Medline, and Scopus were searched from inception to November 2023. We applied Fisher's z-transformation to correlatio

SUBMITTER: Pepera G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12693657 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature