Table 2.

Levels of IL‐15 in cardiovascular diseases

Disease types	IL‐15's level	References
1. Acute heart disease compared with chronic heart disease patient 2. Chronic heart disease compared with control 3. Peripheral artery disease compared with control	Significantly higher (serum levels)	6
Myocardial infarction	(4‐6h) after onset of ischaemia: +++ >6‐8h from the onset of ischaemic symptoms and signs: + (frozen cardiac tissue's WB)	3
Atherosclerosis hypercholesterolemia	Significantly higher (spleen and blood)	34
CCAD compared with non‐CAD	IL‐15 and IL‐15Rα are significantly higher (Plasma levels)	5