Preferred Label : New York Heart Association Class III;
NCIt related terms : NYHA CLASS III;
NCIt definition : A finding associated with a patient with defined or presumed cardiac disease with
marked limitation of physical activity. They are comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary
activity causes fatigue, palpitation, or dyspnea. (from The Criteria Committee of
the New York Heart Association. Nomenclature and Criteria for Diagnosis of Diseases
of the Heart and Great Vessels. 9th ed. Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Co; 1994:253-256.);
Alternative definition : CDISC: Marked limitation of physical activity. The patient is comfortable at rest.
Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitations, or dyspnea.;