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CodeSystem: NYHA klasser - hjertesvigt

Official URL: https://kip.rkkp.dk/fhir/CodeSystem/NYHA Version: 2.19.2
Active as of 2022-07-21 Computable Name: NYHA

The New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification link:https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-failure/what-is-heart-failure/classes-of-heart-failure

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This code system https://kip.rkkp.dk/fhir/CodeSystem/NYHA defines the following codes:

CodeDefinition
NYHAI No limitation of physical activity. Ordinary physical activity does not cause undue fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea (shortness of breath).
NYHAII Slight limitation of physical activity. Comfortable at rest. Ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea (shortness of breath).
NYHAIII Marked limitation of physical activity. Comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, or dyspnea.
NYHAIV Unable to carry on any physical activity without discomfort. Symptoms of heart failure at rest. If any physical activity is undertaken, discomfort increases.