Table 2.

Characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction

Age (years)	65±9
Male/female	37/13
BMI (kg/m2)	24.5±3.1
Status before admission
Hypertension (%)	48
Diabetes mellitus (%)	30
Statin use (%)	12
Site of infarction
Anteroseptal, no (%)	21 (42.0)
Inferior, no (%)	23 (46.0)
Lateral, no (%)	4 (8)
Posterior, no (%)	0 (0)
Peak creatine kinase (U/l)	2450 (1500–2930)
Brain natriuretic peptide (pg/ml)	146 (90–380)
C-reactive protein (mg/l)	65.0 (12.5–198)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (pg/ml)	32.3 (15.6–62.3)
CD34+CD133+ cells (counts/ml)	1930 (1400–2950)