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The Canadian Cardiovascular Society, classifies the severity of anginal symptoms in patients with [[chronic stable angina]] based on the '''functional impairment''' of the patient and also '''quantifies the response to therapy.''' | The Canadian Cardiovascular Society, classifies the severity of anginal symptoms in patients with [[chronic stable angina]] based on the '''functional impairment''' of the patient and also '''quantifies the response to therapy.''' | ||
==Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification (CCS)== | ==Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity Classification (CCS)== | ||
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Revision as of 20:01, 25 August 2011
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society, classifies the severity of anginal symptoms in patients with chronic stable angina based on the functional impairment of the patient and also quantifies the response to therapy.
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity Classification (CCS)
Class | Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity Classification |
Class I |
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Class II |
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Class III |
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Class IV |
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See also
Other frequently used functional classifications of cardiovascular disease include:
- New York Heart Association Functional Classification for grading dyspnea and heart failure.
- Duke Specific Activity Index
References
- Hurst’s Heart Disease, Fuster V, 12th edition, 2008
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society