Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics
| Parameters | Hypertensive patients with native and transplanted kidneys (n = 3 cases) | Transplanted kidneys from non-hypertensive patients (control group) (n = 4 cases) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD (years) | 72.4 ± 10.7 | 65.8 ± 16.4 |
| Sex (F/M) | 2/1 | 2/2 |
| History of hypertension (yes/no) | 3/0 | 3/1 |
| Grade of renal arterioles ≥4 | ||
| Native kidney | 3 | – |
| Transplanted kidney | 2 | 0 |
| Chronic kidney diseases (yes/no) | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| Coronary artery disease (yes/no) | 1/2 | 0/4 |
| Arrhythmias (yes/no) | 0/3 | 0/4 |
| Type 2 diabetes (yes/no) | 1/2 | 1/3 |
| Dyslipidaemia (yes/no) | 1/2 | 1/3 |
| Cause of death | ||
| Congestive heart failure | 2 | |
| Bronchopneumonia | 1 | |
| Histological changes of kidneys | ||
| Native kidney | ||
| Glomerulosclerosis with CKD | 2 | – |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 1 | – |
| Transplanted kidney | ||
| Glomerulosclerosis with CKD | 2 | 0 |
| Glomerulonephritis | 0 | 2 |
| Chronic rejection | 1 | 2 |
| Therapy | ||
| Anti-hypertensive drugs | 3 | 3 |
| Immunosuppressive drugs | ||
| Cyclosporine | 2 | 2 |
| Tacrolimus | 1 | 2 |
SD, standard deviation; F, female; M, male; CKD, chronic kidney disease.