{"id":133049,"date":"2023-11-29T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T16:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/?page_id=133049"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:39:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:39:35","slug":"ccs-classification-of-acute-myocardial-infarction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/ccs-classification-of-acute-myocardial-infarction\/","title":{"rendered":"CCS Classification of Acute Myocardial Infarction (CCS-AMI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AMP_7614-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AMP_7614-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AMP_7614-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AMP_7614-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ccs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AMP_7614-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ccs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AMP_7614-301x200.jpg 301w, https:\/\/ccs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AMP_7614.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 28, 2023, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinecjc.ca\/article\/S0828-282X(23)01735-X\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification of Acute Myocardial Infarction (CCS-AMI)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 a new, never-before released classification of four stages of heart attack \u2013 was published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. A&nbsp;presentation&nbsp;at the Vascular 2023 conference in Montr\u00e9al followed on October 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first heart attack classification of its kind to be released within Canada and internationally. The classification will help physicians and cardiac health care providers better estimate and predict a patient\u2019s risk of developing heart failure, arrhythmia, or dying. It will also open new avenues of research for more precise and individualized therapies to address the underlying damage at each heart attack stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CCS-AMI Classification describes damage to the heart muscle following an MI in four sequential and progressively severe stages. It is based on a strong body of evidence about the effect an MI has on the heart muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four CCS-AMI stages are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>CCS Stage 1 \u2013 No or minimal damage to the heart muscle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCS Stage 2 \u2013 Damage to the heart muscle and no injury to small blood vessels in the heart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCS Stage 3 \u2013 Damage to the heart muscle and blockage of small blood vessels in the heart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCS Stage 4 \u2013 Damage to the heart muscle, blockage and rupture of small blood vessels resulting in bleeding into the heart muscle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/news\/international-classification-of-four-stages-of-heart-attack-based-on-heart-muscle-damage-ccs-ami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the CCS News Release<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventscribe.net\/2023\/vascular2023\/fsPopup.asp?PresentationID=1272690&amp;mode=presinfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the Vascular 2023 Presentation On Demand<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinecjc.ca\/article\/S0828-282X(23)01735-X\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the CCS-AMI Classification Article in Press in the CJC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-publications-media-coverage\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Related Publications &amp; Media Coverage<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/eurheartj\/advance-article\/doi\/10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehad821\/7609858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Heart Journal<\/a> &#8211; February 17, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inacc.org\/education-in-acction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Education IN ACCtion<\/a> &#8211; February 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thetonic.ca\/podcast\/episodes\/306-bph-and-prostate-health-help-to-prevent-cancer-naturally-heart-attack-protocols-and-proper-pronouns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tonic Podcast<\/a> &#8211; October 28, 2023 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.iu.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/heart-attack-tissue-damage-classification-developed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indiana University School of Medicine Press Release<\/a> &#8211; October 29, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/ccs-ami-new-classification-for-acute-myocardial-infarction\/id1458338104?i=1000633084220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parallax Podcast<\/a> &#8211; October 30, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20231030\/Canadian-Cardiovascular-Society-releases-new-heart-attack-classification-based-on-heart-tissue-damage.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">News Medical Feature<\/a> &#8211; October 30, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/en-in\/about\/press-releases\/first-classification-of-four-stages-of-heart-attack-based-on-heart-muscle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elsevier Press Release<\/a> &#8211; October 31, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youarecurrent.com\/2023\/11\/16\/zionsville-resident-develops-new-clinical-classification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Current Publishing Feature<\/a> &#8211; November 16, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 28, 2023, the&nbsp;Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification of Acute Myocardial Infarction (CCS-AMI)&nbsp;\u2013 a new, never-before released classification of four stages of heart attack \u2013 was published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. A&nbsp;presentation&nbsp;at the Vascular 2023 conference in Montr\u00e9al followed on October 29. 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