NYHA classes: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:10, 20 August 2020

Functional Capacity	Objective Assessment
Class I	Cardiac disease but no limitation of physical activity
Class II	Cardiac disease resulting in slight limitation; ordinary physical activity causes symptoms
Class III	Cardiac disease resulting in marked limitation; less than ordinary activity causes symptoms
Class IV	Cardiac disease resulting in inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms; symptoms present at rest

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+{| class="wikitable"
-{|
-! Functional Capacity
+!Functional Capacity
-! Objective Assessment
+!Objective Assessment
 |-
-| Class I
+|Class I
-| Cardiac disease but no limitation of physical activity
+|Cardiac disease but no limitation of physical activity
 |-
-| Class II
+|Class II
-| Cardiac disease resulting in slight limitation; ordinary physical activity causes symptoms
+|Cardiac disease resulting in slight limitation; ordinary physical activity causes symptoms
 |-
-| Class III
+|Class III
-| Cardiac disease resulting in marked limitation; less than ordinary activity causes symptoms
+|Cardiac disease resulting in marked limitation; less than ordinary activity causes symptoms
 |-
-| Class IV
+|Class IV
-| Cardiac disease resulting in inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms; symptoms present at rest
+|Cardiac disease resulting in inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms; symptoms present at rest
 |}
-Symptoms include fatigue, palpitations, dyspnea, or anginal pain.
+* Symptoms include fatigue, palpitations, dyspnea, or anginal pain.
 [[Category:Cardiology]]