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CCS Symptom Severity in Atrial Fibrillation Scale
Aka: CCS Symptom Severity in Atrial Fibrillation Scale, Canadian Cardiovascular Society SAF Scale, CCS-SAF Scale
- See Also
- Electrocardiogram
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Anatomy
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Symptoms: Used for symptom criteria
- Palpitations
- Dyspnea
- Dizziness
- Presyncope
- Syncope
- Chest Pain
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Scale
- Class 0
- Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation
- Class 1
- Symptoms attributable to Atrial Fibrillation with minimal effect on patient general quality of life
- Minimal or infrequent symptoms
- Single episode of Atrial Fibrillation without Syncope or Heart Failure
- Class 2
- Symptoms attributable to Atrial Fibrillation with minor effect on patient general quality of life
- Mild symptom awareness in patients with persistent Atrial Fibrillation OR
- Rare episodes (less than a few per year) in patients with intermittent Atrial Fibrillation
- Class 3
- Symptoms attributable to Atrial Fibrillation with moderate effect on patient general quality of life
- Moderate symptom awareness on most days in patients with persistent Atrial Fibrillation OR
- Common episodes (at least every few months) or severe symptoms in intermittent Atrial Fibrillation
- Class 4
- Symptoms attributable to Atrial Fibrillation with severe effect on patient general quality of life
- Very unpleasant symptoms in persistent Atrial Fibrillation OR
- Frequent and highly symptomatic episodes in intermittent Atrial Fibrillation OR
- Syncope attributed to Atrial Fibrillation OR
- Congestive Heart Failure attributed to Atrial Fibrillation
- References
- Dorian (2006) Can J Cardiol 22(5):383-6 +PMID:16639472 [PubMed]