Inclusion criteria were hospitalization for MI, Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow 0 at coronary angiography, reperfusion within 12 h from the onset of chest pain, cardiac MRI within the first month, and a 5-days' biological follow-up with at least hs-T-Troponin and C-reactive protein (CRP).
CRP-induced monocyte TF activity correlated with serum CRP levels in controls (P = 0.005) and ID (P = 0.007) in study 3, but not in patients with angina (P =0.84) in study 2.