The main aim of the present study was to explore and compare the time profile of circulating PTX3 levels to PTX3 mRNA levels in whole blood (circulating leukocytes) in patients with stable angina pectoris (AP) and acute ST-elevation infarction (AMI), all undergoing successful revascularization with PCI and stent implantation. This evidence concerns the gene PTX3 and alkaline phosphatase measurement.