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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 13.
Published in final edited form as: Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2009 Nov 25;44(1):25–31. doi: 10.1177/1538574409345028

Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics by Treatment Group

Atherectomy
(n=18)		 Angioplasty
(n=38)
Age, years 74±11 73± 3
Sex, male 13 (72%) 23 (61%)
Critical limb ischemia 12(67%) 31(82%)
Smoking 7 (39%) 16 (42%)
Diabetes 10 (56%) 25 (66%)
Hypertension 16 (89%) 36 (95%)
Hyperlipidemia 11 (61%) 28 (74%)
Chronic kidney disease 3 (17%) 11 (29%)
Coronary artery disease 11 (61%) 28 (74%)
Cerebrovascular disease 8 (44%) 14 (37%)
Medications
Statins 10 (56%) 25 (66%)
Clopidogrel* 13 (72%) 16 (42%)
Aspirin 13 (72%) 35 (92%)
Coumadin 6 (33%) 10 (26%)

All P=NS except

*

P=0.047