Variability in Physical Activity Assessed with Accelerometer Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in CHF Patients

Michael Melin, Inger Hagerman, Adrian Gonon, Thomas Gustafsson and Eric Rullman

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: Aims: Patients with heart failure often display a distinct pattern of walking characterized by short step-length and frequent short pauses. In the current study we sought to explore if qualitative aspects of movement have any additive value to established factors to predict all-cause mortality in patients with advanced heart failure. Methods and results: 60 patients with advanced heart failure (NYHA III, peak VO2

Date: 2016
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