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Table 3 Inflammatory infiltrates, fibrous cap

From: Monocytes and neutrophils expressing myeloperoxidase occur in fibrous caps and thrombi in unstable coronary plaques

Cap type

Macro-phages/mm2

% with any neutro-phils

Neutro-phils/mm2

% with any MPO + cells

MPO + cells/mm2

% with any iron + macro-phages

Iron + macro-phages/mm2

Thick fibrous cap (fibro-atheroma, n = 28)

149 ± 199

0

0

0

0

10

1.2

Thin cap (n = 31)

399 ± 238

8

2 ± 2

28

13 ± 5

32

20 ± 13

Rupture (n = 61)

416 ± 287

79

72 ± 22

79

117 ± 22

93

88 ± 44

Healing rupture (n = 15)

304 ± 269

35

5 ± 5

60

47 ± 20

85

90 ± 41

P value*

P < .0001

P < .0001

P = .001

P < .0001

P < .0001

P < .0001

P < .0001

  1. * ANOVA means table with Fisher's post-hoc testing