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Classification of Heart Disease in Pregnancy
1. PREPARED BY: CHUKWUMA I. ONYEIJE, M.D ATLANTA PERINATAL ASSOCIATES: http://chukwumaonyeije.com
2. A copy of this lecture can also be found at: http://onyeije.net/present
3. QUESTION #1: How can you classify heart function for pregnant women?
4. The New York Heart Association (NYHA) Grading of Heart Functional Capacity: CLASS I No functional limitation of activity Symptoms with extra ordinary physical work. CLASS II Mild limitation of physical activity. Symptoms with ordinary physical work CLASS III Marked limitation of physical activity Symptoms with less than ordinary physical work CLASS IV Severe limitation of physical activity Symptoms at rest
5. QUESTION #2: What is the MORTALITY associated with the various cardiac lesions ?