CXCL8 and endothelial dysfunction: For all patients, higher values of plasma biomarkers linked to inflammatory response [IP-10 (q-value= 0.044), IL-8 (q-value= 0.005), IL-6 (q-value <0.001), and OPG (q-value= 0.003)],endothelial dysfunction [sVCAM-1 (q-value= 0.006), sICAM-1 (q-value <0.001), and sTNF-R1 (q-value= 0.006)] were related to higher CTP values.