Question 355 · LEK · Cross-cutting topics
Which of the following concerning scales, scores and classifications used in cardiovascular diseases is false?
- A. GRACE score is used for estimating the risk of death or myocardial infarction in patients with NSTEMI.
- B. NYHA classification shows the degree of functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure.
- C. CHDA2DS2-VASc score is used for estimating the risk of ischemic stroke in patients with venous thromboembolism.
- D. CCS grading scale concerns the intensity of angina.
- E. EHRA score serves to classify the intensity of symptoms associated with atrial fibrillation.
Hint
Match each score to the disease it was designed for; one is assigned to the wrong condition.
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