Publication
Six-minute walk test enhanced by mobile telemetric cardiopulmonary monitoring
Journal Paper/Review - Aug 10, 2010
Tueller Claudia, Azzola Andrea, Baty Florent, Condrau Sophie, Wiegand Jan, Tamm Michael, Brutsche Martin
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Brief description/objective
The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is frequently used to assess overall cardiopulmonary fitness and to predict outcome, but it yields little diagnostic information. Portable telemetric devices allow performing the 6MWT with real-time cardiopulmonary monitoring.