Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of CAD patients enrolled for platelet aggregation test and surface expression of CXCR4 and ACKR3/CXCR7

CAD patients’ characteristicsCAD (n = 230)
Age (mean ± SD) 67.1 (± 11.9) 
Male gender 170 (73.9%) 
LVEF % at admission (mean ± SD) 50.6 (± 11.0) 
Cardiovascular risk factors  
 Arterial hypertension 200 (87.0%) 
 Hyperlipidemia 134 (58.3%) 
 Diabetes mellitus type 2 60 (26.1%) 
 Smoking 104 (45.2%) 
Medication on admission  
 ASA 123 (53.5%) 
 Clopidogrel 27 (11.7%) 
 Prasugrel 4 (1.7%) 
 Ticagrelor 10 (4.3%) 
 ACE inhibitors 90 (39.1%) 
 ARBs 38 (16.5%) 
 β blockers 117 (50.9%) 
 Ca-channel inhibitors 45 (19.6%) 
 Diuretics 74 (32.1%) 
 Statins 99 (43.0%) 
Reason of admission/clinical diagnosis  
 ACS 142 (61.7%) 
 CCS 88 (38.3%) 
Plasma lipid profile  
 Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 177.1 (± 46.5) 
CAD patients’ characteristicsCAD (n = 230)
Age (mean ± SD) 67.1 (± 11.9) 
Male gender 170 (73.9%) 
LVEF % at admission (mean ± SD) 50.6 (± 11.0) 
Cardiovascular risk factors  
 Arterial hypertension 200 (87.0%) 
 Hyperlipidemia 134 (58.3%) 
 Diabetes mellitus type 2 60 (26.1%) 
 Smoking 104 (45.2%) 
Medication on admission  
 ASA 123 (53.5%) 
 Clopidogrel 27 (11.7%) 
 Prasugrel 4 (1.7%) 
 Ticagrelor 10 (4.3%) 
 ACE inhibitors 90 (39.1%) 
 ARBs 38 (16.5%) 
 β blockers 117 (50.9%) 
 Ca-channel inhibitors 45 (19.6%) 
 Diuretics 74 (32.1%) 
 Statins 99 (43.0%) 
Reason of admission/clinical diagnosis  
 ACS 142 (61.7%) 
 CCS 88 (38.3%) 
Plasma lipid profile  
 Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 177.1 (± 46.5) 

We included n = 230 consecutive patients with symptomatic CAD to analyze platelet ACKR3/CXCR7 surface expression and aggregation response to ADP and TRAP in whole blood samples.

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