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| ISSN |
1948-5182 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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©The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Letter to the Editor |
| Article Title |
Should the routine use of the 6-minute walk test be implemented in liver disease assessment: Not so fast
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Invited Manuscript |
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Marco E Diaz-Cordova, Ishani Sharma, William Pascal and Kenji Okumura |
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| Corresponding Author |
Kenji Okumura, Associate Professor, MD, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center / New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, United States. kenjiokumura@kyudai.jp |
| Key Words |
6-minute walk test; Liver transplant; Liver failure; Cirrhosis; Functional capacity |
| Core Tip |
The 6-minute walk test is a simple, low-cost, and reproducible assessment that has been shown to serve as a clinical predictor of survival, mortality, and other outcomes in individuals with end-stage liver disease. However, prior to its routine clinical implementation, additional research is needed to standardize testing protocols and to define the optimal timing for both administration and repeat assessment. Furthermore, the test should be interpreted as an adjunct measure of overall functional capacity and health status, rather than as a standalone indicator of hepatic function. |
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2026-02-12 11:20 |
| Citation |
Diaz-Cordova ME, Sharma I, Pascal W, Okumura K. Should the routine use of the 6-minute walk test be implemented in liver disease assessment: Not so fast. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(2): 116828 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v18/i2/116828.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.116828 |
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