What is a 6-minute walking test (know what it can predict)?

The 6-minute walking test (6MWT) assesses functional capacity by measuring the distance walked in six minutes. It provides ...
Nature

Six-Minute Walk Test and Functional Exercise Capacity

The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is an established submaximal exercise assessment designed to quantify functional exercise capacity in diverse populations. By measuring the distance a subject can walk ...
Medscape

Six-Minute-Walk Predicted ICD Mortality: New SCD-HeFT Analysis

WASHINGTON, DC — A follow-up analysis to the 2005 SCD-HeFT trial, an important milestone on the road to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for primary prevention, has found that ...