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Figure 1 Serial changes in each white blood cell (WBC) fraction count after stent implantation were demonstrated. Monocytes increased after stent implantation and reached a peak level two days after the procedure (from 350 ± 167 to 515 ± 149/mm3, p < 0.01). Other fractions had no significant serial change.