Reproducibility of the self-controlled six-minute walking test in heart failure patients
INTRODUCTION: The six-minute walk test (6WT) has been proposed to be a submaximal test, but could actually demand a high level of exercise intensity from the patient, expressed by a respiratory quotient >1.0, following the guideline recommendations. Standardizing the 6WT using the Borg scale was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322008000200008 |