Table 2.
Patient characteristics at baseline
| Gender: male/female | 26 / 5 |
| Mean Age (range), years | 65 (35–79) |
| Diagnosis | |
| 3-vessel coronary artery disease | 26 (84%) |
| 2-vessel coronary artery disease | 5 (16%) |
| History, number of patients and percentage | |
| Myocardial infarction | 23 (74%) |
| Heart Failure >NYHA II | 0 (0%) |
| Previous coronary intervention (PTCA/Stent) | 28 (90%) |
| Previous CABG | 24 (77%) |
| TMLR | 5 (16%) |
| Cerebrovascular Disease (stroke and TIA) | 5 (16%) |
| Symptomatic peripheral vascular disease | 4 13%) |
| Hypertension | 16 (52%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 7 (23%) |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia | 23 (74%) |
| Adipositas (BMI >30) | 8 (26%) |
| Nicotine abuse past/current | 24 / 6 (77% / 19%) |
NYHA = New York Heart Association, PTCA = percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, CABG = coronary artery bypass graft, TMLR = transmyocardial laser revascularization, TIA = transitoric ischemic attack, BMI = body mass index