Background Despite major advances in pharmacological treatment of chronic heart failure
(CHF), a number of patients still suffer from dyspnoea, fatigue, diminished exercise capacity …

Purpose: The purpose of the present pilot study was to provide a preliminary estimate of the
minimum detectable difference (MDD) and minimum clinically important difference (MCID) of …

Gremeaux V, Troisgros O, Benaïm S, Hannequin A, Laurent Y, Casillas JM, Benaïm C.
Determining the minimal clinically important difference for the six-minute walk test and the …

Background—Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, commonly found in older patients with heart
failure, may contribute to the chronic inflammation and skeletal myopathy that lead to poor …

Background In-depth analyses of the measurement properties of the 6-minute walk test
(6MWT) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) are lacking. We investigated the …

Aims The 6 min walk test (6MWT) is commonly used in clinical trials to assess treatments for
heart failure, but its ability to distinguish between effective and ineffective treatments is …

Lord SR, Menz HB. Physiologic, psychologic, and health predictors of 6-minute walk
performance in older people. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83: 907-11. Objective: To …

Background: Physical function and exercise capacity decline with age and are a major
source of disability in older people. Recent evidence suggests a potential role for the renin …

Background Heart failure (HF) is an increasingly common condition affecting patients' health-
related quality of life (HRQL). However, there is little literature comparing HF-specific …

Background Data examining the role of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in interstitial lung
disease (ILD) are limited. We tested the hypothesis that PR can improve functional status …