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. 2021 Oct 29;10(21):5074. doi: 10.3390/jcm10215074

Table 1.

The inclusion and exclusion criteria.

CAD Group Control Group
Inclusion criteria
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    Signed informed consent

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    Aged 30–79 years
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    Hospitalization 12–18 months prior to the evaluation for:
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      Elective percutaneous coronary intervention
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      Acute coronary syndromes
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        ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
      • Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction ST (NSTEMI)
      • Unstable angina (UA)/acute myocardial ischemia
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    Randomly selected from the Bialystok population

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    SEX and age matched to CAD group

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    Without CAD
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      Asymptomatic patients in terms of angina
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      Without history of coronary angiography, that revealed atherosclerotic plaques
Exclusion criteria
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    History of intestinal acute or chronic disease

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    Active cancer

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    Aged below 30 and over 80

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    Lack of informed consent
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    Angiographic confirmation of CAD

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    History of acute coronary syndrome

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    Typical angina

CAD—coronary artery disease.