From: Endothelial progenitor cells and plaque burden in stented coronary artery segments: an optical coherence tomography study six months after elective PCI
EPCs
Total Plaque Volume
p
Plaque Surface Area
CD 34+/CD133+
r = − 0.402
0.007
r = − 0.410
0.006
CD 34+/KDR+
r = − 0.390
0.010
r = − 0.380
0.012
CD 34+/CD 133+/KDR+
r = − 0.409
r = − 0.388