PMID- 26743588
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20171211
LR  - 20220321
IS  - 2047-4881 (Electronic)
IS  - 2047-4873 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 12
DP  - 2016 Aug
TI  - Could the two-minute step test be an alternative to the six-minute walk test for 
      patients with systolic heart failure?
PG  - 1307-13
LID - 10.1177/2047487315625235 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: The consequence of exercise intolerance for patients with heart 
      failure is the difficulty climbing stairs. The two-minute step test is a test 
      that reflects the activity of climbing stairs. DESIGN: The aim of the study 
      design is to evaluate the applicability of the two-minute step test in an 
      assessment of exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure and the 
      association between the six-minute walk test and the two-minute step test. 
      METHODS: Participants in this study were 168 men with systolic heart failure (New 
      York Heart Association (NYHA) class I-IV). In the study we used the two-minute 
      step test, the six-minute walk test, the cardiopulmonary exercise test and 
      isometric dynamometer armchair. RESULTS: Patients who performed more steps during 
      the two-minute step test covered a longer distance during the six-minute walk 
      test (r = 0.45). The quadriceps strength was correlated with the two-minute step 
      test and the six-minute walk test (r = 0.61 and r = 0.48). The greater number of 
      steps performed during the two-minute step test was associated with higher values 
      of peak oxygen consumption (r = 0.33), ventilatory response to exercise slope 
      (r = -0.17) and longer time of exercise during the cardiopulmonary exercise test 
      (r = 0.34). Fatigue and leg fatigue were greater after the two-minute step test 
      than the six-minute walk test whereas dyspnoea and blood pressure responses were 
      similar. CONCLUSION: The two-minute step test is well tolerated by patients with 
      heart failure and may thus be considered as an alternative for the six-minute 
      walk test.
CI  - (c) The European Society of Cardiology 2016.
FAU - Wegrzynowska-Teodorczyk, Kinga
AU  - Wegrzynowska-Teodorczyk K
AD  - Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, 
      Poland Center for Heart Disease, 4th Military Academic Hospital Wroclaw, Poland 
      kingawteodorczyk@gmail.com.
FAU - Mozdzanowska, Dagmara
AU  - Mozdzanowska D
AD  - Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, 
      Poland.
FAU - Josiak, Krystian
AU  - Josiak K
AD  - Center for Heart Disease, 4th Military Academic Hospital Wroclaw, Poland 
      Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
FAU - Siennicka, Agnieszka
AU  - Siennicka A
AD  - Center for Heart Disease, 4th Military Academic Hospital Wroclaw, Poland 
      Department of Physiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
FAU - Nowakowska, Katarzyna
AU  - Nowakowska K
AD  - Center for Heart Disease, 4th Military Academic Hospital Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Banasiak, Waldemar
AU  - Banasiak W
AD  - Center for Heart Disease, 4th Military Academic Hospital Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Jankowska, Ewa A
AU  - Jankowska EA
AD  - Center for Heart Disease, 4th Military Academic Hospital Wroclaw, Poland 
      Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
FAU - Ponikowski, Piotr
AU  - Ponikowski P
AD  - Center for Heart Disease, 4th Military Academic Hospital Wroclaw, Poland 
      Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
FAU - Wozniewski, Marek
AU  - Wozniewski M
AD  - Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, 
      Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160107
PL  - England
TA  - Eur J Prev Cardiol
JT  - European journal of preventive cardiology
JID - 101564430
SB  - IM
MH  - Exercise Test/*methods
MH  - Exercise Tolerance/*physiology
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Heart Failure, Systolic/*diagnosis/physiopathology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Mobility Limitation
MH  - Muscle Strength
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Walk Test
MH  - Walking/*physiology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Exercise tolerance
OT  - exercise test
OT  - heart failure
OT  - mobility limitation
OT  - walking
EDAT- 2016/01/09 06:00
MHDA- 2017/12/12 06:00
CRDT- 2016/01/09 06:00
PHST- 2015/04/03 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/12/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/01/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/01/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/12/12 06:00 [medline]
AID - 2047487315625235 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/2047487315625235 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2016 Aug;23(12):1307-13. doi: 10.1177/2047487315625235. Epub 
      2016 Jan 7.