Peak oxygen uptake and metabolic equivalents explained by six-minute walk test: A prospective observational study in predicting heart failure patient readmission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current statistics indicate that the overall cost of heart disease exceeds IDR 6.67 trillion per year. This growing concern has led researches on heart failure patient readmission in developing countries, and opened discussions on tactics to suppress hospital readmission rates. This study assesses the potential of VO2max and METs obtained from the 6-min walk test in predicting heart failure patient readmission.

Methods

This seven-month prospective cohort study recruited patients with heart failure which then underwent the 6-min walk test before discharged. Walking distance, estimated VO2 max, and METs were calculated and recorded. Patients were then followed-up for 3 months to track readmissions under the same diagnosis during the research period. The correlation

SUBMITTER: Amir M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142551 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature