Taking a walk on the heart failure side: comparison of metabolic variables during walking and maximal exertion
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2024
Background: Background: Although cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the gold standard to assess exercise capacity, simpler tests (i.e. 6-minute walk test, 6MWT) are also commonly used. Aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between cardiorespiratory parameters during CPET and 6MWT in a large, multicenter, heterogeneous population. Methods:…