Six-minute Walk Test: What You Should Know

Por América Torres The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is used to objectively assess the exercise capacity of patients with moderate to severe pulmonary diseases. Unlike pulmonary function tests, the 6MWT captures the often-coexisting extrapulmonary manifestations of chronic respiratory diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, frailty, sarcopenia, and cancer. Unlike cardiopulmonary exercise testing, this test is low-complexity and […]