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 …

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 …

Abstract Background: The SCOUT (Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty System for
Symptomatic Chronic Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation) trial is a prospective, single-arm …

Background The Canadian Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients with Central
Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure trial tested the hypothesis that continuous positive airway …

Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by skeletal muscle loss leading
to progressive functional impairment. Despite the ubiquity of cachexia in clinical practice …

A lack of clarity exists about the definition and adequate approach for evaluating
responsiveness. An overview is presented of different categories of definitions and methods …

Rationale: Although commonly used as the primary outcome measure of clinical trials in
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the minimal important difference (MID) of the 6 …

Purpose. Although the 6-minute walk test is commonly used to assess the functional status
of patients with severe cardiopulmonary disease, few studies have tested its value in a …

Background Our purpose was to evaluate the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the 6-
minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with heart failure (HF) enrolled in the Randomized …

Background Multimodal analgesia programs have been shown to decrease hospital stay,
but it not clear which functions are restored after surgery. The objective of this study is to …