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Table 2 Phenotype component scale of coronary artery disease

From: Hypertension Exacerbates Coronary Artery Disease in Transgenic Hyperlipidemic Dahl Salt-sensitive Hypertensive Rats

Coronary Artery Disease Phenotype

6m nonTg (0.4% NaCl) n = 6

6m Tg53 (0.4% NaCl) n=6

10m Tg53 (0.008% NaCl) n=7

End-stage Tg53 (0.4% NaCl) n=7

ACS-EQUIVALENT

    

overt cardio-resp distress

(−)

+

myocardial infarction

(−)

+

+

+++

signs of heart failure

(−)

(−)

(−)

+

LESION PARAMETERS (PROXIMAL) lesion occlusion >75%

(−)

(−)

(−)

+

vessel remodeling at lesion site

(−)

(−)

(−)

+

intimal foam cells

(−)

+

++

+++

extracellular lipid

(−)

(−)

+

+++

smc in intimal lesion

(−)

(−)

+

+

lesion-site decreased smc in media

(−)

(−)

+

+

monocyte adhesion

(−)

+

+

+

adventitial inflammation

(−)

+

+

+

neutrophil adhesion

(−)

(−)

(−)

+

calcification

(−)

(−)

(−)

(−)

disrupted IEL

(−)

(−)

(−)

+

neovessels

(−)

(−)

(−)

+

hemorrhage

(−)

+

+

+++

thrombosis

(−)

+

++

+++

erosion

(−)

(−)

+

+

rupture

(−)

(−)

(−)

+

lesion apoptosis

nt

nt

+

+++

macrophage MMP3/TIMP3 ratio >1

nt

nt

 

+

model score

0/19

6/19

11/21

20/21

  1. Legend: ACS, acute coronary syndromes; cardio-resp, cardio-respiratory; IEL, internal elastic lamina; MMP3, matrix metalloproteinase 3; non-tg, non-transgenic; nt, not tested; TIMP3, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3; smc, smooth muscle cells; (0.4% NaCl), regular rat chow salt content; (0.008% NaCl), low salt diet; +, present; (−), not detected; relative grades used only when present in more than one study group: + < ++ < +++