**8. Assessment of cardiovascular diseaes**

	- Major [9]
		- Unstable coronary syndromes
		- Acute MI (documented MI less than 7 days previously)
		- Recent (greater than 7 days but less than or equal to 30 days).
		- Significant arrhythmias
		- myocardial infarction with evidence of important ischemic risk by clinical symptoms or non-invasive study
		- Severe valvular disease
		- Unstable or severe angina (Canadian class III or IV)
		- High grade atrioventricular block
		- Symptomatic ventricular arrhythmias in the presence of underlying heart disease
		- Decompensated congestive heart failure
		- Supraventricular arrhythmias with uncontrolled ventricular rate
	- Intermediate
		- Previous myocardial infarction by history or pathologic Q waves
		- Mild angina pectoris (Canadian class I or II)
		- congestive heart failure
		- Renal insufficiency (serum Cr <sup>&</sup>gt; 2.0 mg/dl)
		- Diabetes mellitus
	- Minor
		- Abnormal electrocardiogram (left ventricular hypertrophy, left bundle branch block, ST–T abnormalities)
		- Low functional capacity like inability to climb one flight of stairs
		- Rhythm other than sinus (e.g., atrial fibrillation)

*Life Threatening but Preventable and Treatable Medical Complications of Abdominal Trauma DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106134*

