CCR2 and atherosclerosis: Based on these observations, we can putatively suggest that the higher expression of CCR2 on the monocytes subsets during the acute AMI phasis can be a corollary factor to the atherosclerosis development since, as previously reported, the atherosclerotic plaque is more stable in CCR2 deficient mice (Schober et al., 2004) and also that higher levels of monocytes expressing CCR2 can predict cardiovascular events (Berg et al., 2012).