Table 1.
Comorbidities in the majority of patients, including hypertension, coronary artery disease, and diabetes.
| Age, years | 68.5 |
| SD = 10.2 | |
| Range = 57–80 | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 4 (50%) |
| Female | 4 (50%) |
| BMI | 29.7 |
| SD = 4.9 | |
| Range = 24.1–37.6 | |
| Comorbidity | |
| Hypertension | 8 (100%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 8 (100%) |
| Diabetes | 6 (75%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 5 (62.5%) |
| Smoker (former or active) | 5 (62.5%) |
| Prior CVA | 2 (25%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 (12.5%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1 (12.5%) |
| Renal failure (GFR < 90 ml/min) | 1 (12.5%) |
| Medication history | |
| Aspirin | 6 (75%) |
| Clopidogrel | 1 (12.5%) |
| Anticoagulation | 1 (12.5%)a |
a
Noncompliant. BMI: body mass index; CVA: cardiovascular accident; GFR: glomerular filtration rate.