Killip classification
Cardiology
Also known as: Killip-Kimball classification · Killip-Klassifikation · Killip sınıflaması · Killip classification (acute myocardial infarction)
What it is for
Killip classification: bedside grading of clinical heart failure in patients with acute myocardial infarction, usually assessed at presentation. Classes:
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Class I | no clinical signs of heart failure. |
| Class II | signs of mild to moderate heart failure: pulmonary rales (crackles), third heart sound (S3) and/or raised jugular venous pressure. |
| Class III | acute pulmonary oedema. |
| Class IV | cardiogenic shock: hypotension (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg) with signs of peripheral vasoconstriction or hypoperfusion. |
Source
Treatment of myocardial infarction in a coronary care unit. A two year experience with 250 patients
Am J Cardiol 1967;20:457-464 (Killip T, Kimball JT)
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(67)90023-9
PMID: 6059183
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- Killip and Kimball 1967 (original, unchanged)
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