Open AccessGrading Chronic Angina Pectoris (Myocardial Ischemia)
Author(s) -
Conti C. Richard
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.20766
Subject(s) - medicine , exertion , angina , cardiology , myocardial ischemia , canadian cardiovascular society , ischemia , grading (engineering) , physical therapy , myocardial infarction , civil engineering , engineering
Once it is determined that the patient's symptoms are thought to be due to chronic stable myocardial ischemia, the symptoms are then graded as 1 to 4 using the Canadian Cardiovascular Society classification (CCVS). Class 1‐angina with strenuous exertion, Class ll‐angina with moderate exertion, Class lll‐angina with mild exertion, Class lV‐angina with any level of physical exertion. Copyright © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.