Killip class

The Killip classification is a classification system used in individuals with an acute myocardial infarction(heart attack), in order to risk stratify them. Individuals with a low Killip class are less likely to die within the first 30 days after their myocardial infarction than individuals with a high killip class.¹

The killip classification

• Killip class I includes individuals with no clinical signs of heart failure.
• Killip class II includes individuals with rales in the lungs, an S₃ gallop, and elevated jugular venous pressure.²
• Killip class III describes individuals with frank pulmonary edema.
• Killip class IV describes individuals in cardiogenic shock.

References

1. Killip T 3rd, Kimball JT. Treatment of myocardial infarction in a coronary care unit. A two year experience with 250 patients. Am J Cardiol. 1967 Oct;20(4):457-64. (Medline abstract)

2. Drazner MH, Rame JE, Stevenson LW, Dries DL. Prognostic importance of elevated jugular venous pressure and a third heart sound in patients with heart failure. N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 23;345(8):574-81. (Medline abstract)

See also

• Cardiogenic shock
• Congestive heart failure
• Heart sounds
• Myocardial infarction

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