Short physical performance battery vs. 6-minute walking test in hospitalized elderly patients with heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Functional decline due to skeletal muscle abnormalities leads to poor outcomes in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). The 6-minute walking test (6MWT) reliably evaluates functional capacity, but its technical difficulty for the elderly often limits its benefits. Although the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a comprehensive measure of physical performance, its role in AHF remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the prognostic significance of SPPB compared to the 6MWT in elderly patients hospitalized for AHF.

Methods and results

We retrospectively analysed 1192 elderly patients with AHF whose SPPB and 6MWT were measured during the hospitalization. The primary outcome measure was defined as a composite of all-cause death and heart failure readmission

SUBMITTER: Kitai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9242077 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature