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Table 4-10

Killip Classification33

ClassDefinitionMortalitya (%)
INo signs or symptoms of heart failure6
IIHeart failure: S3 gallop, rales, or JVD17
IIISevere heart failure: pulmonary edema38
IVCardiogenic shock: SBP < 90 mm Hg and signs of hypoperfusion and/or signs of severe heart failure81

JVD, jugular venous distention; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

a In-hospital mortality of patients in 1965–1967 with no reperfusion therapy (n = 250).33