title: Prediction of peak oxygen uptake in patients with Chagas heart disease: Value of the Six-minute Walk Test.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School and Hospital das Clinicas of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Electronic address: henriquesilveira@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Henrique Silveira
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Healthy and Biological Sciences Faculty, Physical Therapy School, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcia Maria Oliveira
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School and Hospital das Clinicas of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Clara Noman
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Alencar
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School and Hospital das Clinicas of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giovane Rodrigo
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: Healthy and Biological Sciences Faculty, Physical Therapy School, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Henrique Scheidt
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School and Hospital das Clinicas of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Carmo Pereira
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School and Hospital das Clinicas of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Luiz
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School and Hospital das Clinicas of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manoel Otávio Costa
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Rocha
mesh_terms: D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004452:Echocardiography; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D000070857:Walk Test / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
keywords: Chagas heart disease; Exercise capacity; Exercise testing; Peak oxygen uptake; Six-minute walk test