Baseline clinical, biochemical and angiographic characteristics of the study population.

Follow-up angiography was repeated 6 months later to detect the presence of restenosis (defined as >50% luminal diameter stenosis).
HDL-C  =  high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C  =  low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP  =  high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CPK  =  creatine phosphokinase; CKMB  =  creatinine kinase MB fraction; oxLDL  =  oxidized low-density lipoprotein; OLAB  =  oxidized low-density lipoprotein autoantibodies; WMSI  =  wall motion score index; LAD  =  left anterior descending artery; LCX  =  left circumflex artery; RCA  =  right coronary artery; ACEI  =  angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB  =  angiotensin II receptor blockers; TIMI  =  thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; PCI  =  percutaneous coronary intervention.