Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of normal subjects with low likelihood of myocardial ischemia and CAD patients
| Normal subjects (n = 7) |
CAD patients (n = 8) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 66 | 68 |
| Sex (%) | ||
| Male | 86 | 100 |
| Female | 14 | 0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28 | 27 |
| Cardiovascular risk factors (%) | ||
| Hypertension | 43 | 75 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0 | 50 |
| Dyslipidemia | 71 | 88 |
| Tobacco use - current | 0 | 0 |
| Tobacco use - former | 43 | 75 |
| Tobacco use - never | 57 | 25 |
| Labs (mg/dL) | ||
| LDL | 97 | 86 |
| HDL | 52 | 44 |
| Creatinine | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Medications (%) | ||
| Antiplatelet agent | 86 | 88 |
| Statin | 71 | 88 |
| ACEI/ARB | 43 | 63 |
| Betablocker | 57 | 75 |
Values are expressed as means or percentages.
CAD: coronary artery disease. LDL: low density lipoprotein. HDL: high density lipoprotein. ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker.