Prognostic value of serial six-minute walk tests using tele-accelerometry in patients with chronic heart failure: A pre-specified sub-study of the TIM-HF-Trial

Conclusion
Tele-6MWT has a high predictive value with respect to hospitalization as a result of HF or death from any cause and the results were comparable with the prognostic impact of a conventional 6MWT. Therefore Tele-6MWT may be used as alternative test method in the home environment. However, there is no added prognostic value of repeating Tele-6MWTs on a monthly basis.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - October 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prescher, S., Schoebel, C., Koehler, K., Deckwart, O., Wellge, B., Honold, M., Hartmann, O., Winkler, S., Koehler, F. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research