New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification-Health awareness

New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification

NYHA is a functional classification that describes the extent of heart failure. It consists of 4 categories based on patients limitation due to physical activity. This limitations or symptoms based on various degree of dyspnoea (shortness of breath) and/or angina.

NYHA class	Description
I	Heart disease is present, but no undue dyspnoea from ordinary physical activity (e.g.: walking and climbing stairs)
II	Comfortable at rest; have dyspnoea (shortness of breath) and/or angina on ordinary physical activity
III	Less than ordinary activity (e.g.: walking in short distance within 20-100m) causes dyspnoea; marked limitation in activity due to symptoms
IV	Dyspnoea present at rest; all activity causes discomfort. This is considered severe limitation. Patients are basically bedbound.