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  1. Open Access 01-12-2023 | OriginalPaper

    Longitudinal significance of six-minute walk test in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an observational study

    The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is increasing worldwide [ 1 , 2 ]. NTM-PD, the most common form of NTM infection, usually presents as a chronic and slowly progressing disease in immunocompetent patients [ 3 …,

  2. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Arterial Hypertension | OriginalPaper

    Exercise-induced desaturation during a six-minute walk test is associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by pathological remodeling of the pulmonary vascular structures, resulting in an increase in pulmonary arterial pressure. Increased pulmonary arterial pressure leads to right ventricular (RV) …

  3. Open Access 15-02-2022 | Multiple Sclerosis | OriginalPaper

    Sensor-based gait analyses of the six-minute walk test identify qualitative improvement in gait parameters of people with multiple sclerosis after rehabilitation

    The aim of this work was to determine whether wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) could detect gait improvements across different disability groups of people with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) by the six-minute walk test (6MWT) during a …

  4. Open Access 01-12-2023 | OriginalPaper

    Comparison of the six-minute walk test performed over a 15 and 30 m course by children with cerebral palsy

    Cerebral palsy (CP) is caused by a nonprogressive brain injury early in life and affects primarily movement and posture but can also cause activity limitations [ 1 ]. Children with CP are usually born without deformities, but secondary …

  5. 01-04-2019 | Fatigue | OriginalPaper

    Six-minute walk test is reliable and sensitive in detecting response to therapy in CIDP

    Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a chronic-disabling disease with relapsing, progressive, or monophasic course. In addition to motor and sensory symptoms, CIDP patients often complain of fatigue during a relapse or the …

  6. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Knee Osteoarthritis | OriginalPaper

    Minimal clinically important difference for improvement in six-minute walk test in persons with knee osteoarthritis after total knee arthroplasty

    Improvement in physical function is one of the primary reasons that patients with chronic, painful, and disabling knee osteoarthritis (OA) seek care [ 1 , 2 ]. Physical function is considered a mandatory outcome in all knee OA clinical trials [ 3 …

  7. 01-04-2021 | Heart Surgery

    Association of six-minute walk test distance with postoperative complications in non-cardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of a multicentre prospective cohort study

  8. 01-08-2021 | Nebivolol | OriginalPaper

    Six-minute walk test: prognostic value and effects of nebivolol versus placebo in elderly patients with heart failure from the SENIORS trial

    Heart failure (HF) accounts for about 5% of emergency medical admissions in western Europe [ 1 ] and is the leading cause of hospitalisation in adults older than 65 years in the USA [ 2 ]. The landmark Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction …

  9. 01-01-2021 | Stroke | ReviewPaper

    Reliability of the six-minute walk test in individuals with stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Compromised walking ability and functional capacity are limitations significantly associated with poorer community integration following stroke [ 1 ]. The six-minute walk test (6MWT), firstly described in 1985 [ 2 ], is a simple, widely used …

  10. 01-02-2019 | OriginalPaper

    Evaluation of six-minute walk test in juvenile systemic sclerosis

    The objective is to evaluate the walking distance and oxygen desaturation during the six-minute walk test and to establish correlations between the test results and other clinical findings so to assess the reliability of the test for evaluation of …

  11. Open Access 01-12-2018 | ReviewPaper

    Utility of the six-minute walk test in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a simple test that is widely used to assess functional exercise capacity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Patients with IPF have reduced exercise capacity due to a number of factors, such as …

  12. Open Access 01-12-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Association between six-minute walk test parameters and the health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease

    The increasing prevalence of pulmonary infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is an emerging public health concern worldwide [ 1 , 2 ]. Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (pMAC) disease, the most common form of NTM infection …

  13. 01-06-2017 | ReviewPaper

    Six-Minute Walk Test for Assessing Physical Functional Capacity in Chronic Heart Failure

    The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a simple test that objectively evaluates a patient’s functional capacity [ 1 , 2 ]. It was first developed for use in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population, and later gained popularity among …

  14. Open Access 01-04-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Six-Minute Walk Test in Evaluation of Children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

    Six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a submaximal exercise test applied for evaluation of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It was widely used as an endpoint in the clinical trials. The aim of the study was to assess the usefulness of …

  15. 01-10-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Six-Minute Walk Test as a Predictor of Diagnosis, Disease Severity, and Clinical Outcomes in Scleroderma-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: The DIBOSA Study

    Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent complication of SSc and PH is often thought to be “multifactorial” crossing multiple World Health Organization (WHO) groups. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) affects 8–12% of patients with SSc [ 1 – 3 …

  16. Open Access 01-03-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Six-Minute Walk Test as a Predictor for Outcome in Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Chronic Stable Heart Failure

    Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is an important tool to predict prognosis in children and adults with heart failure. A much less sophisticated exercise test is the 6 min walk test, which has been shown an independent predictor for morbidity and …

  17. Open Access 01-12-2016 | OriginalPaper

    Minimal important improvement thresholds for the six-minute walk test in a knee arthroplasty cohort: triangulation of anchor- and distribution-based methods

    The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a simple, objectively measured, physical test that is used to evaluate improvement in functional ambulation after TKA [ 1 – 8 ]. Simply stated, it is a test conducted in- or out-side on level ground where the …

  18. 01-06-2016 | OriginalPaper

    The six-minute walk test as a measure of postoperative recovery after colorectal resection: further examination of its measurement properties

  19. Open Access 01-12-2010 | EditorialNotes

    Six minute walking test: an old tool with new applications

  20. Open Access 01-12-2010 | OriginalPaper

    The six minute walk test accurately estimates mean peak oxygen uptake

    The Six-Minute Walk Test (6 MWT) is an inexpensive, relatively quick, safe and a well-tolerated method of assessing the functional exercise capacity of patients with moderate-to-severe heart or lung disease. Its use has found popularity in …

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