The Six-Minute Step Test as a Predictor of Functional Capacity according to Peak VO2 in Cardiac Patients.
Luiz Eduardo Fonteles RittEduardo Sahade DarzéGustavo Freitas FeitosaJessica Santana PortoGabriela BastosRenata Braga Linhares de AlbuquerqueCristiane Miura FeitosaThaissa Costa ClaroEloisa Ferreira PradoQueila Borges de OliveiraRicardo SteinPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)
An equation for predicting VO2peak based on 6MST results was derived, and a significant association was found between 6MST and VO2peak. The cutoff point for 6MST, which predicts a VO2peak ≥20 mL.Kg-1.min-1, was >105 steps. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021; 116(5):889-895).