Importance of assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in clinical practice: a case for fitness as a clinical vital sign: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
Mounting evidence has firmly established that low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
are associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease, all-cause mortality, and mortality …
are associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease, all-cause mortality, and mortality …
6-minute walking test: a useful tool in the management of heart failure patients
S Giannitsi, M Bougiakli, A Bechlioulis… - Therapeutic …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Reduced functional ability and exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure (HF) are
associated with poor quality of life and a worse prognosis. The 6-minute walking test …
associated with poor quality of life and a worse prognosis. The 6-minute walking test …
Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease-the past, present, and future
LA Kaminsky, R Arena, Ø Ellingsen, MP Harber… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
The importance of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is now well established and it is
increasingly being recognized as an essential variable which should be assessed in health …
increasingly being recognized as an essential variable which should be assessed in health …
Advanced (stage D) heart failure: a statement from the Heart Failure Society of America Guidelines Committee
We propose that stage D advanced heart failure be defined as the presence of progressive
and/or persistent severe signs and symptoms of heart failure despite optimized medical …
and/or persistent severe signs and symptoms of heart failure despite optimized medical …
Functional and exercise limitations after a first episode of pulmonary embolism: results of the ELOPE prospective cohort study
Background We aimed to determine the frequency and predictors of exercise limitation after
pulmonary embolism (PE) and to assess its association with health-related quality of life …
pulmonary embolism (PE) and to assess its association with health-related quality of life …
Age-and gender-related test performance in community-dwelling elderly people: Six-Minute Walk Test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up & Go Test, and gait speeds
TM Steffen, TA Hacker, L Mollinger - Physical therapy, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. The interpretation of patient scores on clinical tests of
physical mobility is limited by a lack of data describing the range of performance among …
physical mobility is limited by a lack of data describing the range of performance among …
How to diagnose diastolic heart failure: a consensus statement on the diagnosis of heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction by the Heart Failure and …
Diastolic heart failure (DHF) currently accounts for more than 50% of all heart failure
patients. DHF is also referred to as heart failure with normal left ventricular (LV) ejection …
patients. DHF is also referred to as heart failure with normal left ventricular (LV) ejection …
Effects of multisite biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure and intraventricular conduction delay
S Cazeau, C Leclercq, T Lavergne… - … England Journal of …, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Background One third of patients with chronic heart failure have electrocardiographic
evidence of a major intraventricular conduction delay, which may worsen left ventricular …
evidence of a major intraventricular conduction delay, which may worsen left ventricular …
Novel wearable seismocardiography and machine learning algorithms can assess clinical status of heart failure patients
Background Remote monitoring of patients with heart failure (HF) using wearable devices
can allow patient-specific adjustments to treatments and thereby potentially reduce …
can allow patient-specific adjustments to treatments and thereby potentially reduce …
A qualitative systematic overview of the measurement properties of functional walk tests used in the cardiorespiratory domain
Objective: To perform a qualitative systematic overviewof the measurement properties of the
most commonly utilized walk testsin the cardiorespiratory domain: the 2-min walk test …
most commonly utilized walk testsin the cardiorespiratory domain: the 2-min walk test …