A patient asks what the major difference between the between the New York Heart Association (NYHA)and American Heart Association/American College of Cardiologists (AHA/ACC)heart failure classification schemes is.The nurse should answer that:

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The AHA/ACC classifications include a broader spectrum of patients, starting from those at risk of heart failure but not yet having it (Stage A), to those with advanced disease. This is a key difference from the NYHA classifications, which focus on the severity of symptoms experienced by patients who already have heart failure.

A Patient Asks What the Major Difference Between the Between