Circulatory response to a 50-m walk in the coronary care unit in acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Lack of a standardized and monitored technique to start rehabilitation of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the coronary care unit.

Objective: To describe the technique of and circulatory response to a 50-m walk (W50m).

Methods: Experimental cross-sectional study of 65 patients with ACS; of these, 36 (54%) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), Killip I, 29 (45.