TY - JOUR
T1 - Reproducibility of the six-minute walking test in patients with chronic congestive heart failure
T2 - Practical implications
AU - Opasich, Cristina
AU - Pinna, Gian Domenico
AU - Mazza, Antonio
AU - Febo, Oreste
AU - Riccardi, P. Giorgio
AU - Capomolla, Soccorso
AU - Cobelli, Franco
AU - Tavazzi, Luigi
PY - 1998/6/15
Y1 - 1998/6/15
N2 - The results of this study indicate, on the basis of the estimate of reproducibility of the WT in patients with CHF, that the minimum change necessary to allow 99% confidence that a real change has occurred is about 10% of the average WT performance, using the averaged results of 2 consecutive tests at baseline and at each follow-up control. Replicate measurements can be performed on the same day, thus confirming the inherent simplicity of the test.
AB - The results of this study indicate, on the basis of the estimate of reproducibility of the WT in patients with CHF, that the minimum change necessary to allow 99% confidence that a real change has occurred is about 10% of the average WT performance, using the averaged results of 2 consecutive tests at baseline and at each follow-up control. Replicate measurements can be performed on the same day, thus confirming the inherent simplicity of the test.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00218-5
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00218-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 9645905
AN - SCOPUS:0032525865
VL - 81
SP - 1497
EP - 1500
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
SN - 0002-9149
IS - 12
ER -