Prognostic value of serial six-minute walk tests using tele-accelerometry in patients with chronic heart failure: A pre-specified sub-study of the TIM-HF-Trial

Abstract

Tele-6MWT has a high predictive value with respect to hospitalization as a result of HF or death from any cause and the results were comparable with the prognostic impact of a conventional 6MWT. Therefore Tele-6MWT may be used as alternative test method in the home environment. However, there is no added prognostic value of repeating Tele-6MWTs on a monthly basis.