Atherosclerosis classification
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Atherosclerosis classification |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Atherosclerosis classification |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Treatment |
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Atherosclerosis classification On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Atherosclerosis classification |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Atherosclerosis classification |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Niloofarsadaat Eshaghhosseiny, MD[3]
Overview
Atherosclerosis may be classified according to histological classification into 6 types: Type1,Type2,Type3,Type4,Type5 and Type6.
Classification
Atherosclerosis may be classified according to histological classification into 6 types: Type1,Type2,Type3,Type4,Type5 and Type6.[1]
The following terms are similar, yet distinct, in both spelling and meaning, and can be easily confused:
Arteriosclerosis is a general term describing any hardening (and loss of elasticity) of medium or large arteries (in Greek, "Arterio" meaning artery and "sclerosis" meaning hardening), arteriolosclerosis is atherosclerosis mainly affecting the arterioles (small arteries), atherosclerosis is a hardening of an artery specifically due to an atheromatous plaque. Therefore, atherosclerosis is a form of arteriosclerosis.
References
- ↑ Stary HC, Chandler AB, Dinsmore RE, Fuster V, Glagov S, Insull W; et al. (1995). "A definition of advanced types of atherosclerotic lesions and a histological classification of atherosclerosis. A report from the Committee on Vascular Lesions of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, American Heart Association". Circulation. 92 (5): 1355–74. doi:10.1161/01.cir.92.5.1355. PMID 7648691.