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. 2017 Jul 13;12(7):e0181249. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181249

Table 3. Comparing CEC count with an increasing TIMI UA/NSTEMI risk score for the 3 categories.

TIMI NSTEMI/UA Risk score Low Intermediate High p-value
Score 0–2 3–4 5–7
N (%) 14 (35.9) 15 (38.5) 10 (25.6)
CEC/ml 5.3 (3.1–7.0) 10.8 (5.8–15.4) 18.0 (8.7–22.4) <0.001

TIMI, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST segment elevated myocardial infarction; UA, unstable angina; CEC, circulating endothelial cells.