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        <journal-title>Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia</journal-title>
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        <article-title>Teste de Degrau de Seis Minutos como Alternativa para a Avalia&#231;&#227;o da Capacidade Funcional de Pacientes com Doen&#231;as Cardiovasculares</article-title>
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            <surname>Ritti-Dias</surname>
            <given-names>Raphael Mendes</given-names>
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            <sup>2</sup>
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          <institution content-type="orgname">Universidade Nove de Julho</institution>
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            <named-content content-type="city">S&#227;o Paulo</named-content>
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        <corresp id="c1"><bold>Correspond&#234;ncia: Breno Quintella Farah</bold> &#8226; Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n Dois Irm&#227;os. CEP <postal-code>52171-900</postal-code>, Recife, PE - Brasil E-mail: <email>brenofarah@hotmail.com</email></corresp>
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        <kwd>Hipertens&#227;o</kwd>
        <kwd>Press&#227;o Arterial</kwd>
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    <p>A capacidade funcional &#233; um importante marcador de morbimortalidade em pacientes com doen&#231;as cardiopulmonares.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1"><sup>1</sup></xref><sup>,</sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2"><sup>2</sup></xref> Embora a medida direta do consumo pico de oxig&#234;nio (VO<sub>2pico</sub>) por meio dos testes cardiopulmonares (padr&#227;o-ouro) seja o m&#233;todo mais indicado para avaliar a capacidade funcional, a sua utiliza&#231;&#227;o na pr&#225;tica cl&#237;nica ainda &#233; restrita, devido ao custo elevado.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1"><sup>1</sup></xref><sup>,</sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2"><sup>2</sup></xref></p>
    <p>O teste de degrau de seis minutos (TD6M), al&#233;m de ser r&#225;pido, tem como principal vantagem a necessidade de um espa&#231;o m&#237;nimo para a sua realiza&#231;&#227;o. Esses fatores, e o fato de n&#227;o necessitar sinais sonoros, torna-se bastante atrativo para a utiliza&#231;&#227;o em cl&#237;nicas e hospitais. Os testes com degrau s&#227;o utilizados h&#225; muito tempo para avaliar a capacidade funcional, tanto em pessoas saud&#225;veis como naqueles com doen&#231;as pulmonares.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3"><sup>3</sup></xref> Nos pacientes com doen&#231;as pulmonares, observou-se uma correla&#231;&#227;o positiva (r = 0,76) entre o TD6M e o teste de caminhada de seis minutos,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4"><sup>4</sup></xref> que necessita de maior espa&#231;o para sua realiza&#231;&#227;o.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5"><sup>5</sup></xref> Curiosamente, os dados de correla&#231;&#227;o entre o TD6M e a medida direta da capacidade funcional s&#227;o escassos, sobretudo em pacientes com doen&#231;as cardiovasculares.</p>
    <p>O estudo Ritt et al.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6"><sup>6</sup></xref> busca suprir essa lacuna ao submeter 171 pacientes com insufici&#234;ncia card&#237;aca e doen&#231;a arterial coronariana ao TD6M e ao teste cardiopulmonar em esteira. Os resultados indicaram correla&#231;&#227;o significante entre VO<sub>2pico</sub>, obtida no teste de esteira, e o desempenho no TD6M (de r = 0,69). Ademais, elaborou-se uma equa&#231;&#227;o preditora de estimativa do VO<sub>2pico</sub> para homens [VO<sub>2pico</sub> = 19,6 + (0,075* TD6M) &#8211; (0,10*idade)] e para mulheres [VO<sub>2pico</sub> = 19,6 + (0,075*6 TD6M) - (0,10*idade) &#8211; 2], baseadas nos resultados do teste do degrau. Por fim, os autores identificaram 105 subidas como ponto de corte para VO<sub>2pico</sub> acima de 20 ml/kg*min, algo que em pacientes card&#237;acos &#233; considerado um bom indicador de progn&#243;stico cardiovascular.</p>
    <p>Apesar dos resultados interessantes, devemos destacar aspectos que merecem ser elucidados em estudos futuros. Faltam indicadores psicom&#233;tricos importantes do TD6M, como a reprodutibilidade e a sensibilidade &#224; mudan&#231;a. A identifica&#231;&#227;o de pontos de corte &#233; altamente relevante e aplic&#225;vel na pr&#225;tica cl&#237;nica. No entanto, para a identifica&#231;&#227;o de indiv&#237;duos com baixa aptid&#227;o funcional, conv&#233;m elaborar novos pontos, que considerem idade, sexo e estatura, entre outros fatores. Pontos de corte baseados em uma amostra &#250;nica e heterog&#234;nea possivelmente identificam sobretudo os pacientes com idade mais avan&#231;ada e do sexo feminino. No entanto, &#233; poss&#237;vel que ao serem comparados aos pares da mesma idade e sexo, os mesmos apresentem capacidade funcional dentro do esperado. Tais aspectos v&#234;m sendo amplamente discutidos no teste de caminhada de seis minutos e podem ser considerados para o TD6M.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7"><sup>7</sup></xref><sup>&#8211;</sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B9"><sup>9</sup></xref></p>
    <p>Em suma, o trabalho de Ritt et al.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6"><sup>6</sup></xref> apresenta evidencias iniciais e interessantes da utiliza&#231;&#227;o do TD6M para avaliar a aptid&#227;o funcional de pacientes com doen&#231;a arterial coronariana e insufici&#234;ncia card&#237;aca. Por se tratar de um teste com grande potencial de utiliza&#231;&#227;o na pr&#225;tica cl&#237;nica, estudos futuros sobre o TD6M como marcador progn&#243;stico e suas caracter&#237;sticas psicom&#233;tricas, bem como valores de refer&#234;ncia de acordo com o sexo e a idade, ser&#227;o bem-vindos.</p>
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        <p>Minieditorial referente ao artigo: O Teste do Degrau de Seis Minutos como Preditor de Capacidade Funcional de Acordo com o Consumo de Oxig&#234;nio de Pico em Pacientes Card&#237;acos</p>
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        <article-title>The Six-Minute Step Test as an Alternative for Functional Capacity Assessment in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases</article-title>
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      <p>Functional capacity is an important morbimortality marker in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1"><sup>1</sup></xref><sup>,</sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2"><sup>2</sup></xref> Although the direct measurement of peak oxygen consumption (VO<sub>2peak</sub>), using cardiopulmonary tests (the gold standard), is the most adequate method for assessing functional capacity, its use in clinical practice is still restricted due to its high cost.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1"><sup>1</sup></xref><sup>,</sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2"><sup>2</sup></xref></p>
      <p>The 6-minute step test (6MST), in addition to being fast, has as its main advantage the need for minimum space for its performance. These factors, added to the fact that it does not require audible signals, become very attractive for its use in clinics and hospitals. Step tests have been used for a long time to assess functional capacity, especially in healthy individuals or those with lung diseases.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3"><sup>3</sup></xref> In patients with pulmonary diseases, a positive correlation (r = 0.76) was observed between the 6MST and the 6-minute walk test<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4"><sup>4</sup></xref> (6MWT), a test that requires more space to be carried out.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5"><sup>5</sup></xref> Interestingly, correlation data between the 6MST and the direct measurement of functional capacity are scarce, especially in patients with cardiovascular diseases.</p>
      <p>The study by Ritt et al.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6"><sup>6</sup></xref> seeks to fill this gap by submitting 171 patients with heart failure and coronary artery disease to the 6MST and to the cardiopulmonary test on a treadmill. The results showed a significant correlation between VO<sub>2</sub>peak obtained in the treadmill test and the performance at the 6MST (r = 0.69). Moreover, a prediction equation for VO<sub>2peak</sub> estimation was developed for men [VO<sub>2peak</sub> = 19.6 + (0.075*6MST) - (0.10*age)] and for women [VO<sub>2peak</sub> = 19.6 + (0.075*6 6MST) - (0.10*age) - 2], based on the step test results. Finally, the authors identified 105 climbs as the cutoff point for VO<sub>2peak</sub> &gt; 20 mL/kg*min, which in cardiac patients is considered a good indicator of cardiovascular prognosis.</p>
      <p>Despite the interesting results, it is important to highlight aspects that still deserve to be elucidated in future studies. Important psychometric indicators of the 6MST are still lacking, such as reproducibility, sensitivity to change. The identification of cutoff points is highly relevant and applicable in clinical practice. However, to identify individuals with low functional aptitude, it is necessary that new points be established, considering age, gender, height, among other factors. Cutoff points based on a single and heterogeneous sample are possibly identifying those who are older and female. However, it may be that compared to peers of the same age and gender, they have functional capacity within the expected range. These aspects have already been widely discussed regarding the 6-minute walk test and could be considered for the 6MST.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7"><sup>7</sup></xref><sup>&#8211;</sup><xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B9"><sup>9</sup></xref></p>
      <p>In summary, the work by Ritt et al.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6"><sup>6</sup></xref> shows interesting initial evidence of the use of the 6MST to assess the functional aptitude in patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure. As this is a test with great potential for use in clinical practice, future studies on the 6MST as a prognostic marker, on its psychometric characteristics, as well as reference values according to gender and age, will be welcome.</p>
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          <p>Short Editorial related to the article: The Six-Minute Step Test as a Predictor of Functional Capacity according to Peak VO<sub>2</sub> in Cardiac Patients</p>
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