The prognostic value of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test in Chagas cardiomyopathy

CONCLUSIONS: The ISWT is a valuable tool with potential value in the prognostic evaluation of patients with ChC.Implications for rehabilitationPatients with Chagas cardiomyopathy showed functional impairment since the early stages of heart disease.The Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) can be a valuable and inexpensive tool in the risk stratification of the patients.The ISWT distance is an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular event.The ISWT distance of 440m is the optimal cut-off point in the identification of patients at risk for adverse cardiovascular events.PMID:34613873 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1986580

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - October 6, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Matheus Ribeiro Ávila Pedro Henrique Scheidt Figueiredo Vanessa Pereira Lima Luciano Fonseca Lemos de Oliveira Lucas Frois Fernandes de Oliveira Whesley Tanor Silva Renato Guilherme Trede Filho Alessandra de Carvalho Bastone Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerd Source Type: research