Functional Classification
Class I – Patients with pulmonary hypertension but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Ordinary physical activity does not cause undue dyspnea or fatigue, chest pain or near syncope.
Class II – Patients with pulmonary hypertension resulting in slight limitation of physical activity. They are comfortable at rest. Ordinary physical activity causes undue dyspnea or fatigue, chest pain or near syncope.
Class III – Patients with pulmonary hypertension resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. They are comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes undue dyspnea or fatigue, chest pain or near syncope.
Class IV – Patients with pulmonary hypertension with inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms. These patients manifest signs of right heart failure. Dyspnea and/or fatigue may even be present at rest. Discomfort is increased by any physical activity.
Practical assessment
¹ modified after the New York Heart Association Functional Classification
Source: Rich S (Editor): Primary pulmonary hypertension. Executive Summary from the World Symposium on Primary Pulmonary Hypertension 1998: www.who.int/en
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The SSPH workshop on May 7-8, 2010 in Lucerne did consist of an update of the website with the following topics:
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