Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

	Group A	Group B
Number	20	10
Age	63 ± 12	64 ± 10
Men (%)	17 (85%)	8 (80%)
Cardiovascular risk factors
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4
Hypertension	11	6
Smoking	12	7
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)	200 ± 38	189 ± 13
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	43 ± 8	48 ± 12
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	155 ± 94	105 ± 44
Visible Collaterals to Infarct-related artery	5/20	3/10
Referece Diameter (mm)	3.4 ± 0.7	3.1 ± 0.5
TIMI 3 flow after PCI	18/20	5/10*

*p < 0.01

PCI: Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Therapy

TIMI: Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction