Diffuse Calcifications Protect Carotid Plaques regardless of the Amount of Neoangiogenesis and Related Histological Complications

Figure 5

Flowchart illustrating the hypothetical plaque progression in relation to the Nestin-positive neoangiogenesis and calcification features. According to AHA classification [10], type V plaque is the uncomplicated fibroatheroma, type VI is the complicated plaque, type VII is the calcified plaque, and type VIII is the fibrotic plaque.