Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Cardiovascular Disease

Table 2

Hypertension and EPCs.

Study	Population	Effect on EPCs number
Vasa et al. [8]	CAD	NE
Hill et al. [9]	CVR	↓ CFU-EC
Werner et al. [25]	CVD	↓ CD133+
MacEneaney et al. [45]	Prehypertensive	↓ EPCs, ↓ CFU-EC
Oliveras et al. [43]	RHT	↓ CD45+/CD34+/CD133+; ↓ CFU-EC
Delva et al. [46]	Hypertensive	NE cells number and CFU
Mandraffino et al. [47]	Hypertensive	↑ CD34+

NE: no effect, CAD: coronary artery disease, CVR: cardiovascular risk, CVD: cardiovascular disease, and RHT: refractory hypertension.