Based on the evidence mentioned above, the aim of our study was to evaluate the expression of different SRs (LOX-1, MSR1, CD36, CXCL16, CL-P1) and the measure of macrophage infiltration (Cluster Differentiation 68 (CD68), CD11c and CD206 in EAT in patients with IHD, stratifying by T2DM status. Here, ITGAX is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.