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Six-minute walking test but not ejection fraction predicts mortality in elderly patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation following coronary artery bypass grafting

Authors :
Assunta Langellotto
Franco Rengo
Giancarlo Longobardi
Francesca Mazzella
Antonio Nicolino
Pasquale Abete
Giuseppe Furgi
Nicola Ferrara
Teresa Infante
Claudio Napoli
Gianluca Testa
Francesco Cacciatore
Cacciatore, F
Abete, P
Mazzella, F
Furgi, G
Nicolino, A
Longobardi, G
Testa, G
Langellotto, A
Infante, T
Napoli, Claudio
Ferrara, N
Rengo, F.
Abete, Pasquale
Napoli, C
Ferrara, Nicola
Source :
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 19:1401-1409
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2011.

Abstract

Background: Age-related effects on the ability of 6-min walking test (6MWT) and ejection fraction (EF) to predict mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is still debated. Design and methods: In order to verify the role of 6MWT and EF on all-cause mortality in patients undergoing CR following CABG, 882 CABG patients undergoing CR stratified in adults (

Details

ISSN :
20474881 and 20474873
Volume :
19
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....db9e27eea6d8d0fd9e28a21e18e6160d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/1741826711422991