Arteriosklerose AHA - Klassifikation
verbindliche Klassifikation der American Heart Association
AHA-Klassifikation
nach Stary et al. Circulation 5 (1995)
| type | histological classification | lesion type | other terms |
| I | initial lesion | early lesion | fatty dot or streak |
| IIa | progression-prone type II lesion | early lesion | fatty dot or streak |
| IIb | progression-resistant type II lesion | early lesion | fatty dot or streak |
| III | intermediate lesion (preatheroma) | ||
| IV | atheroma | advanced lesion | atheromatous plaque |
| Va | fibroatheroma (old type V lesion) | advanced lesion | fibrolipid plaque |
| Vb | calcific lesion (old type VII lesion) | advanced lesion | calcified plaque |
| Vc | fibrotic lesion (old type VIII lesion) | advanced lesion | fibrous plaque |
| VI | lesion with surface defect, and/or hematoma-hemorrhage, and/or thrombotic deposit | complicated lesion | complicated plaque |
