Encouraged 6-min Walking Test Indicates Maximum Sustainable Exercise in COPD Patients

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9163707	Chest	2005	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

This study supports that 6MWT indicates maximum sustainable exercise that might be related with its predictive value in COPD patients.

Keywords

V˙O2peak V˙CO2 CWS RER 6MWT V˙E V˙o2 6-min walking test COPD analysis of variance ANOVA Exercise tolerance Exercise testing minute ventilation Oxygen uptake Peak oxygen uptake carbon dioxide output Heart rate Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Gold Critical power Respiratory exchange ratio

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Encouraged 6-min Walking Test Indicates Maximum Sustainable Exercise in COPD Patients

Authors

Casas MD, Vilaro PT, Rabinovich MD, Mayer PT, BarberÃ MD, Rodriguez-Roisin MD, FCCP, Roca MD,