Higher levels of circulating naïve CD8+CD45RA+ cells are associated with lower extent of coronary atherosclerosis and vascular dysfunction

- Lower levels of young cytotoxic T-cell progenitors were observed in advanced CAD.
- PWV correlates negatively with CD8+CCR7+CD45RA+ cell levels in patients without CAD.
- Levels of cytotoxic cell progenitors may become a biomarker of early CAD.