title: Cardiopulmonary exercise and 6-min walk tests as predictors of quality of life and long-term mortality among patients with heart failure due to Chagas disease.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Sao Paulo Federal University, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Cardiology Division, Santa Izabel Hospital, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Eduardo
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ritt
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Gilson Soares
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Feitosa
authors.forename: Joel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pinho-Filho
authors.forename: Marcus Vinicius Santos
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Gilson Soares
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Feitosa-Filho
authors.forename: L Kristin
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Newby
authors.forename: Renato D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016138:Walking; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chagas disease; Heart failure; Mortality; Quality of life; Tests