Gene Expression of Adhesion Molecules in Endothelial Cells from Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Is Reduced after Surgical Revascularization and Pharmacological Treatment

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of PAD patients at enrollment. Values are means ± SD.

PAD patients: 9
Sex: 2 females (22,3%); 7 males (77,7%)
Age, years: 68,0 ± 8,5
Rutherford classification
Stage 0–2: 0
Stage 3: 3 (33,3%)
Stage 4: 4 (44,4%)
Stage 5: 2 (22,2%)
Stage 6: 0
Pharmacological treatment
Antiplatelet drugs: 8 (88,8%)
ACE inhibitors: 5 (55,5%)
Ca^++-channel blockers: 7 (77,7%)
Hypoglycaemic drugs: 1 (11,1%)
Other drugs: 7 (77,7%)
Clinical notes
Smokers: 5 (55,5%)
Alcohol users: 2 (22,2%)
Diabetes: 2 (22,2%)
Hypertension*: 8 (88,8%)
Hypercholesterolemia*: 7 (77,7%)
Atrial fibrillation: 1 (11,1%)
Ictus: 1 (11,1%)

∗Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia were defined as indicated by National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee [8].