What does NYHAC stand for?

New York Heart Association Classification (now Classification of Functional Capacity and Objective Assessment; American Heart Association)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The 469 participants in the primary analysis were 45 years or older, had a New York Heart Association classification of II or higher, and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 45% or less.

Sertraline falls short for depressed heart failure patients

The researchers assessed a New York Heart Association classification level based on the women's report of symptoms.

Distance and access to health care for rural women with heart failure

His New York Heart Association classification was functional class I.

Clinical question: Does cardiac rehabilitation improve quality of ...

Multiple regression was used to identify sociological influences on HPB, indicating that a significant variance in HPB was predicted by two variables: (1) New York Heart Association classification level (negative association), and (2) a history of diabetes mellitus (DM).

Health promotion behaviors of rural women with heart failure

Dollens noted that those included a 23% lower death rate, 13% lower rates of hospitalization, 14% improvement in quality of life and substantial improvements in New York Heart Association classification.

CDU at the North American Society of Pacing and ...

These subjects had a mean age of 57 years, a mean New York Heart Association classification of 2.

Objective Effects of a 6 Months' Endurance and Strength Training ...

6 23[+ or -] 13 4[+ or -]3 (a) NYHA = New York Heart Association classification LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction CHF = congestive heart failure IDCM = idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Isch CM = ischemic cardiomyopathy RCM = restrictive cardiomyopathy Medical therapy was optimized prior to IMT and included the use of digoxin, diuretics, and angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitor agents by all subjects; intravenous dobutamine was administered to eight subjects.

Inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic heart failure ...

In a System 100 treatment study involving congestive heart failure patients with fluid overload, overall health benefits were substantial enough to improve patients' overall heart ranking on the New York Heart Association classification scale, a widely used measurement.

Minnesota Heart Failure Consortium Launches Clinical Study of CHF ...