Maximal Cardiac Output Determines 6 Minutes Walking Distance in Pulmonary Hypertension

PURPOSE: The 6 minutes walk test (6MWT) is often shown to be the best predictor of mortality in pulmonary hypertension (PH) probably because it challenges the failing heart to deliver adequate cardiac output. We hypothesised that the 6MWT elicits maximal cardiac output as measured during a maximal c...

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Autores principales: Deboeck, Gaël, Taboada, Dolores, Hagan, Guy, Treacy, Carmen, Page, Kathy, Sheares, Karen, Naeije, Robert, Pepke-Zaba, Joanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24647561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092324

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24647561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092324

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