The ACS group had decreased interleukin (IL) 4 (p = 0.005), and increased IL-8 (p = 0.008), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) (p < 0.001) and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) (p = 0.002) levels compared with the stable CAD group. Here, CSF1 is linked to coronary artery disorder.