Letter to the Editor
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World J Hepatol. May 27, 2022; 14(5): 1047-1049
Published online May 27, 2022. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v14.i5.1047
Reply to "Six-minute walking test performance is associated with survival in cirrhotic patients" to the editor
Carla Malaguti, Carlos Alberto Mourão-Junior, Júlio Maria Chebli
Carla Malaguti, Departament of Cardiorespiratory and Skeletal Muscle, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36036-634, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Carlos Alberto Mourão-Junior, Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36036-634, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Júlio Maria Chebli, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36036-634, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Author contributions: Malaguti C, Mourão-Junior CA, and Chebli JM were responsible for the conception, interpretation of the data, making critical revisions and final approval of the version of the article to be published; All authors of this manuscript contributed to its development.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare having no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Carla Malaguti, PhD, Full Professor, Senior Researcher, Departament of Cardiorespiratory and Skeletal Muscle, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, R: Ludwig van Bethoven 81, Juiz de Fora 36036-634, Minas Gerais, Brazil. carlamalaguti@gmail.com
Received: January 12, 2022
Peer-review started: January 12, 2022
First decision: March 16, 2022
Revised: March 21, 2022
Accepted: April 24, 2022
Article in press: April 24, 2022
Published online: May 27, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: We advocate the use of the six-minute walk test, a practical and simple way to assess risk and provide a better understanding of how exercise limitation can directly affect the survival of cirrhotic patients; however, we emphasize the importance of interpreting it by using appropriate reference equations for a given population.