Table 1. Baseline characteristic of patients.

Patients	41
Age (years)	66 ±10
Gender (Male)	35 (85%)
Diabetes mellitus	28 (68%)
Arterial hypertension	33 (80%)
Hyperlipidemia	21 (51%)
Body-mass index	28 ±4
Left ventricular ejection fraction	56±8 (%)
Smoking	17 (41%)
Rutherford category	5.0±0.2
S-creatinine (µmol/l)	94 ±49
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	38±60
Leukocytes (109/L)	9.2±3.3
Fibrinogen (g/L)	4.1±0.9
Previous PTA/surgery	29 (71%)
Post myocardial infarction	13 (32%)