Single Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis Does Not Improve Vascular Endothelial Function in Chronically Treated Hypercholesterolemic Patients

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Treatment duration, months	54.0 ± 41.4
Age, years	52.4 ± 11.1
Height, cm	171.5 ± 9.6
Weight, kg	98.5 ± 21.7
BMI, kg/m^2	33.1 ± 5.1
HR, bpm	71.6 ± 11.7
SBP, mmHg	129.5 ± 9.0
DBP, mmHg	79.1 ± 6.8

Data are means ± SD; (4 men). BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, resting heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure.