Early Six-Minute Walk Test May Predict Midterm Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Hayanne O PaulettiWalter José GomesIsadora S RoccoMarcela ViceconteBruna Caroline Matos GarciaNatasha O MarcondiCaroline B BublitzAriele Dos Santos CostaThâmara Pequeno de PaivaGiovanna Domingues SpinaIsis BegotCélia Camelo SilvaRita Simone L MoreiraJoão Nelson Rodrigues BrancoGuilherme Flora VargasNelson A HossneRoss ArenaSolange GuizilinPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2023)
This study indicates that a cutoff value of 34.6% in percentage fall of 6MWD on POD5 was able to predict poorer clinical outcomes at three months of follow-up after CABG. Use of CPB and preoperative inspiratory muscle strength were independent predictors of percentage fall of 6MWD in the postoperative period. These findings further support the clinical application of 6MWD and propose an inpatient preventive strategy to guide clinical management over time.