Table 1 Microarray datasets in this study and their experimental designs

GSE71226

GPL570

Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array

Human sapiens

3 coronary heart disease and 3 healthy people

[22]

GSE9128

GPL96

Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array

Human sapiens

12 ischemic cardiomyopathy and 12 age- and gender matched controls

[23]

GSE20681

GPL4133

Agilent-014850 Whole Human Genome Microarray 4 × 44 K G4112F

Human sapiens

99 patients with ≥ 50% stenosis in ≥ 1 major vessel by quantitative coronary angiography and 99 controls have luminal stenosis of < 50% by quantitative coronary angiography

[24, 25]