Fick principle and exercise pulmonary hemodynamic determinants of the six-minute walk distance in pulmonary hypertension

The six-minute walk test is widely used to assess the severity and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension. However, the pathophysiology underlying a compromised six-minute walk distance is incompletely characterized. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Fick principle and pulmonary hemodynamic...

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Main Authors: Phillip Joseph, Rudolf K.F. Oliveira, Roza B. Eslam, Manyoo Agarwal, Aaron B. Waxman, David M. Systrom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894020957576