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Response to letter to the editor by Dr. Vitor Oliveira Carvalho and Guilherme Veiga Guimaraes: Is the 6-min walking test a submaximal exercise test in heart failure patients?

Authors: Melissa L. Jehn, Arno Schmidt Trucksäss

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 3/2010

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We thank Carvalho and Guimaraes (2009) for their interest in our article (Jehn et al. 2009). The primary purpose of our study was to measure the cardio-respiratory response during a constant load exercise test (6-min walk test) in patients with heart failure and compare peak values with an incremental exercise test (ramp protocol). We agree with Carvalho et al. that a treadmill test would have been a more direct comparison to the 6-min walk test regarding exercise mode. However, treadmill tests are rarely done in patients with heart disease in many European countries, in particular Germany. Thus, we wanted our test outcome to be as closely related to its clinical applicability as possible. …

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Title: Response to letter to the editor by Dr. Vitor Oliveira Carvalho and Guilherme Veiga Guimaraes: Is the 6-min walking test a submaximal exercise test in heart failure patients?
Authors: Melissa L. Jehn
Arno Schmidt Trucksäss
Publication date: 01-02-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-009-1227-y

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