[Six-minute walking test for the evaluation of the status of patients with chronic cardiac failure].

The paper presents the results of application of the modified 6-minute walking test for assessment of exercise tolerance in follow-up of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) complicated by chronic cardiac failure (CCF). At admission and after 3-4 weeks of treatment 52 IHD patients underwent the walking test and described subjective effects according to modified Borg's questionnaire. The repeated test registered increased walking distance and subjective response. The results of the study confirm validity of using 6-minute walk test in combination with modified Borg questionnaire in routine hospital and outpatient practice as a simple, safe and informative method of control over IHD patients' condition and assessment of their treatment efficacy.