Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Patients	77
Gender	57 male / 20 female
Age (years)	Mean 56.5 ± 10.0 (range 16–89)
Co-Morbidities	56 (73 %)
Hypertension	38 (49 %)
Diabetes	8 (10 %)
Smoker	35 (45 %)
Nephropathy	20 (26 %) (9 acute, 11 chronic)