Number of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Peripheral Artery Disease as a Marker of Severity and Association with Pentraxin-3, Malondialdehyde-Modified Low-Density Lipoprotein and Membrane Type-1 Matrix Metalloproteinase

Abstract

EPC changed according to the Fontaine and TASC II classification and decreased in the advanced phases, and was associated with novel biomarkers and related to the severity of PAD.