title: [The assessment of the exertion capacity of patients with ischemic heart failure].
abstract: Functional capacity is reduced in heart failure; this lowering is not directly related to the severity of the disease. The intensity of the impairment of exercise capacity is an independent prognostic factor, together with the severity of left ventricular disfunction and the degree of neurohormonal activation. That is the reason why the assessment of a patient with heart failure must include also the determination of exercise capacity by exercise testing. The cardio-pulmonary testing remains "the gold standard"; if this is not available, the testing at the ergometric bicycle and the 6 minutes walk test offer valuable information concerning functional capacity in heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Clinica a VI-a Medicală, Facultatea de Medicină, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa, Iaşi.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mitu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitu
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests