Table 1.

Baseline characteristics (demographics, risk factors and biochemical values)

Age (years)	69 (53–83)
Male gender	92% (13/14)
Diabetes mellitus	21% (3/14)
Hypercholesterolaemia	29% (4/14)
Hypertension	57% (8/14)
Peripheral arterial disease	43% (6/14)
Malignancy	0% (0/14)
Smoker	29% (4/14)
Impaired renal function (eGFR <60, stage ≥3)	21% (3/14)
Haemoglobin (mmol/l)	8.2 (6.9–9.8)
Thrombocytes ($\times {10}^9/\text{l}$)	271 (166–594)

eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate