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Term Description

The New York Heart Association Functional Classification includes two parts: Functional Capacity (this LOINC) and Objective Assessment [LOINC:88021-1]. The Functional Capacity classification is the patient's perception of how much their cardiac disease limits their physical activity.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Citation Regenstrief LOINC Dolgin M, Association NYH, Fox AC, Gorlin R, Levin RI, New York Heart Association. Criteria Committee. Nomenclature and criteria for diagnosis of diseases of the heart and great vessels. 9th ed. Boston, MA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; March 1, 1994.

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Functional capacity
Property
Class
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Ord
Method
NYHA

Additional Names

Short Name
Functional capacity NYHA

Normative Answer List: LL4734-1

Source: American Heart Association
Answer Code Score Answer ID
Class I

Patients with cardiac disease but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Ordinary physical activity does not cause undue fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain.

 I LA28404-4
Class II

Patients with cardiac disease resulting in slight limitation of physical activity. They are comfortable at rest. Ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain.

 II LA28405-1
Class III

Patients with cardiac disease resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. They are comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain.

 III LA28406-9
Class IV

Patients with cardiac disease resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort. Symptoms of heart failure or the anginal syndrome may be present even at rest. If any physical activity is undertaken, discomfort is increased.

 IV LA28407-7

Basic Attributes

Class
CARD.PROC
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.63
Last Updated
Version 2.63
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
93124-6 New York Heart Association Functional Classification panel

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Capacidad funcional:Clase:Punto temporal:^ Paciente:Ordinal:NYHA
it-IT Italian (Italy) Capacità funzionale:Classe:Pt:^Paziente:Ord:NYHA
Synonyms: New York Heart Association paziente Procedure cardiache Punto nel tempo (episodio)
zh-CN Chinese (China) 心脏功能容量:分类:时间点:^患者:序数型:NYHA
Synonyms: 依次型;分类顺序型;定性的;序数型（或称等级型）;性质上的;有序型;有序性分类应答;有序性分类结果;秩次型;等级型;筛查;顺序型 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 心脏功能能力;心脏功能储量;心脏功能贮量;心脏功能;FC;功能容量;功能能力;功能储量;功能贮量;功能 心脏病学 族;种类;等;类;类别;级;纲;组 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 美国纽约心脏协会;美国纽约心脏学会;美国纽约心脏病学会;New York Heart Association；美国纽约心脏协会功能分类（分级）;美国纽约心脏学会功能分类;美国纽约心脏病学会功能分类;New York Heart Association Functional Classification

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