Table 1

CD18 and CD11b expression on leucocytes plus percentage neutrophil adhesion in patients with an acute coronary syndrome (with and without concurrent cardiac troponin I concentrations > 0.1 ng/ml), patients with stable coronary artery disease, and healthy controls

NeutrophilsMonocytes% Neutrophil adhesion
CD11bCD18CD11bCD18
Acute coronary syndromes (n=22)4.02 (0.45)1.89 (0.19)1-150 5.74 (0.57)1-150 4.92 (0.41)1-151 9.5 (2.1)
 Positive cTnI (n=10)4.34 (0.73)2.01 (0.29)6.45 (0.80)5.17 (0.62)8.7 (3.4)
 Negative cTnI (n=12)3.76 (0.58)1.79 (0.26)5.15 (0.80)4.71 (0.57)10.3 (2.6)
Stable coronary artery disease (n=12)2.83 (0.32)1.64 (0.17)3.33 (0.27)1-152 3.72 (0.27)1-153 15.3 (2.1)1-153
Healthy controls (n=12)3.43 (0.32)1.20 (0.15)3.77 (0.27)3.08 (0.25)15.5 (2.5)1-153

  • Results expressed as mean (SEM) fluorescence intensity.

  • ↵1-150 p < 0.05 v healthy controls;

  • ↵1-151 p < 0.01v healthy controls;

  • ↵1-152 p < 0.01v acute coronary syndrome;

  • ↵1-153 p < 0.05v acute coronary syndrome.