International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 101-105 , November 2000

Shuttle versus six-minute walk test in the prediction of outcome in chronic heart failure

  • Francisco J Morales, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Virgen del Rocı́o, University Hospital, Seville, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cayetano del Toro, no. 46, 11010 Cádiz, Spain. Tel.: +34-956-251-924; fax: +34-956-211-311
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  • Teodoro Montemayor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pneumology, Virgen del Rocı́o, University Hospital, Seville, Spain
    • ,
  • Angel Martinez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Virgen del Rocı́o, University Hospital, Seville, Spain

Received 18 October 1999 ,Revised 21 March 2000 ,Accepted 22 March 2000.

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☆ Presented in part at the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Dallas, TX, USA, November 8–11, 1998.

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International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 101-105 , November 2000

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