CCS angina grading
Cardiology
Also known as: Canadian Cardiovascular Society angina classification · CCS-Klassifikation der Angina pectoris · CCS angina sınıflaması · Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) grading of angina pectoris
What it is for
Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) grading of angina pectoris: grades how much ordinary physical activity is limited by angina in stable angina. Classes:
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Class I | ordinary physical activity such as walking or climbing stairs does not cause angina; angina only with strenuous, rapid or prolonged exertion at work or leisure. |
| Class II | slight limitation of ordinary activity: angina on walking or climbing stairs rapidly, walking uphill, walking or stair climbing after meals, in cold or wind, under emotional stress or in the first hours after waking; or on walking more than two blocks on the level or climbing more than one flight of ordinary stairs at a normal pace. |
| Class III | marked limitation of ordinary physical activity: angina on walking one to two blocks on the level or climbing one flight of stairs at a normal pace. |
| Class IV | inability to carry out any physical activity without discomfort; angina may be present at rest. |
Source
Grading of angina pectoris (letter)
Canadian Cardiovascular Society · Circulation 1976;54:522-523 (Campeau L)
PMID: 947585
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- Campeau 1976 (Canadian Cardiovascular Society), unchanged
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