Repeatability and responsiveness of exercise tests in pulmonary arterial hypertension

V Mainguy, S Malenfant, AS Neyron… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Exercise tolerance in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is most commonly assessed by
the 6-min walk test (6MWT). Whether endurance exercise tests are more responsive than the …

[HTML][HTML] Alternatives to the six-minute walk test in pulmonary arterial hypertension

V Mainguy, S Malenfant, AS Neyron, D Saey… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The physiological response during the endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT), the
cycle endurance test (CET) and the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) remains unknown in …

[PDF][PDF] Six-minute walk test in pulmonary arterial hypertension

R Demir, MS Küçükoğlu - Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2015 - jag.journalagent.com
Exercise intolerance is the main characteristic of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The
six-minute walk test (6MWT) and cardiopulmonary exercise test are widely used in …

[HTML][HTML] The role of exercise testing in the modern management of pulmonary arterial hypertension

MK Johnson, S Thomson - Diseases, 2014 - mdpi.com
A culture of exercise testing is firmly embedded in the management of pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH) but its clinical relevance and utility have recently been under some …

Exercise testing in pulmonary arterial hypertension

S Provencher, V Mainguy - Pulmonary Vascular Disorders, 2012 - karger.com
The most significant manifestations of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are dyspnea,
exercise intolerance, and poor quality of life. Mechanisms of exercise intolerance in PAH are …

Creation of a model comparing 6-minute walk test to metabolic equivalent in evaluating treatment effects in pulmonary arterial hypertension

M Gomberg-Maitland, D Huo, RL Benza… - The Journal of heart and …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is the current standard to assess exercise
capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We compared the Naughton–Balke …

Incremental shuttle walk test as a valuable assessment of exercise performance in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

H Irisawa, K Takeuchi, N Inui, S Miyakawa… - Circulation …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Nearly all clinical trials investigating patients with pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH) have used the 6-min walk test (6MWT) to evaluate exercise tolerance …

Evaluation of exercise capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension

R Demir, MS Küçükoğlu - Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi: Turk …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease characterized by
increased pulmonary vascular resistance that leads to right ventricular failure. The most …

The need to move from 6-minute walk distance to outcome trials in pulmonary arterial hypertension

S Gaine, G Simonneau - European Respiratory Review, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Assessment of change in exercise capacity using the 6-min walk distance (6MWD) test has
been the primary end-point in the majority of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) clinical …

Physiological response to the six-minute walk test in pulmonary arterial hypertension

G Deboeck, G Niset, JL Vachiery… - European …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is commonly used to evaluate exercise capacity in patients with
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, little is known about the corresponding …