Treadmill testing improves survival prediction models in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Background Six-minute walk distance (6MWD) is used in the REVEAL equation to predict 1-year survival for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. We sought to determine whether exercise treadmill testing (ETT) could be used in its place. Methods This was a single-center study in which 449 pati...

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Published in:	The American heart journal 2011-12, Vol.162 (6), p.1011-1017
Main Authors:	Hsu, Chih-Hsin, MD, Glassner, Cherylanne, BS, Foreman, Aimee J., MA, Agarwal, Richa, MD, Benza, Raymond J., MD, Frantz, Robert P., MD, Gomberg-Maitland, Mardi, MD, MSc
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular Cardiovascular disease Exercise Test Female Fitness equipment Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis Hypertension, Pulmonary - mortality Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Models, Statistical Mortality Patients Pneumology Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases Studies Survival Analysis Variables
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