Table 1.

Alteration of platelets according to stress type and subjects’ status.

Parameter	Effect on Thrombosis	Stress Type	Subjects Status	Variation
GP-Ib	Increased levels lead to higher platelet adhesion	Acute	Healthy	↑ [35]
		Acute	Healthy	= [42,57]
		Acute	Stable angina	= [43]
Gp IIb-IIIa complex	Increased levels lead to higher platelet activation	Acute	Healthy	↑ [35]
		Acute	Healthy	= [42,43]
		Acute	Stable angina	= [43]
		Acute	CAD and CHD	↑ [46,47,48]
P-selectin	Increased levels lead to higher platelet adhesion to the surface of activated endothelial cells and higher activated platelets	Acute	Healthy	↑ [35,57]
		Acute	CAD and CHD	↑ [46,47,48]
		Chronic-Caregivers	Healthy	↑ [60,61]
Platelet-leukocytes aggregates	Increased levels are considered a marker of prothrombotic state	Acute	Healthy	↑ [35,40]
		Acute	CAD	↑ [45]
Platelets aggregates	Increased levels facilitate arterial thrombus formation	Acute	Healthy	↑ [38]
		Acute	CAD	↑ [44]
		Chronic- Low SES	Healthy	↑ [48]
Platelets count	Increased levels lead to higher thrombotic risk	Acute	Healthy	↑ [35]

GP, Glycoprotein; ↑, increased; =, unvaried.