Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading of Angina Pectoris Clinical Classification

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized four-tier grading system developed in 1972 and published in 1976 by Campeau et al. that models the New York Heart Association functional classification of patients with disease of the heart and the American Medical Association classes of organic heart diseases in assessing the severity of physical-activity related angina symptoms.

**Synonyms:** - CANADIAN CV SOCIETY GRADING ANGINA - CCS Angina Classification - CCS Grading of Angina Pectoris - CCSGA1