Basing on the literature data and their own experience the authors have proposed the classification of senile amyloidosis defining senile systemic (cardiovascular) Westermark, senile multi-organic (multisystemic) Schwartz, and senile local (isolated) amyloidosis (isolated atrial, cerebral, aortic, of the pancreatic islets, prostate, and seminal vesicles) with clinicomorphological characterization and data on the prevalence of each type of senile amyloidosis.
基于文献数据和自身经验，作者提出了老年淀粉样变性的分类，定义了老年系统性（心血管）韦斯特马克型、老年多器官（多系统）施瓦茨型和老年局部（孤立）淀粉样变性（孤立性心房、脑、主动脉、胰岛、前列腺和精囊淀粉样变性），并对每种类型的老年淀粉样变性进行了临床形态学特征描述和患病率数据统计。
