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. This evidence concerns the gene CD36 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.