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Cardiology Management

6-min-walk-test-predicts-30-day-readmission-in-hf-patients

2017 06 Jun

The 6-minute walk test distance (6MWD), a simple and inexpensive tool, may be effective in predicting 30-day readmission in hospitalised heart failure (HF) patients, according to a new study published in the journal Heart & Lung. The finding warrants further investigation to understand how the 6MWD may predict readmissions, including the cut-off distance...Read more