Benefit (n = 90) | Failure (n = 42) | |||
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Clinical parameters | ||||
Age (years) | 62.0 ± 10.1 | 61.3 ± 12.1 | ||
Male sex (%) | 64.4 | 61.9 | ||
BMI (Kg/m 2 ) | 25.7 ± 3.6 | 25.0 ± 3.5 | ||
Current smoking (%) | 28.2 | 33.3 | ||
Previous cardiovascular events (%) | 25.3 | 31.4 | ||
Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 77.5 | 64.1 | ||
Diabetes (%) | 18.3 | 17.1 | ||
Hypertension duration (years) | 7.3 ± 7.1† | 12.1 ± 11.1 | ||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 162.6 ± 22.8 | 161.9 ± 17.8 | ||
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 92.5 ± 13.7 † | 85.9 ± 14.2 | ||
Pulse pressure (mm Hg) | 70.1 ± 16.3† | 76.3 ± 17.5 | ||
Number of antihypertensive drugs | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | ||
RAS-blockers therapy | 58.8 | 62.2 | ||
Antithrombotic therapy (%) | 61.9 | 58.9 | ||
Cholesterol-lowering therapy (%) | 36.7 | 31.0 | ||
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.37 ± 0.66 | 1.36 ± 0.69 | ||
Creatinine clearance (ml/min) | 64.3 ± 30.4 | 69.6 ± 27.6 | ||
Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73 m 2 ) | 59.9 ± 20.8 | 61.4 ± 22.4 | ||
Albuminuria (mg/24 h) | 22 ± 39† | 359 ± 520 | ||
Ultrasonographic parameters | Stenotic kidney | Contralateral kidney | Stenotic kidney | Contralateral kidney |
Resistive index | 0.62 ± 0.13* | 0.67 ± 0.10 | 0.65 ± 0.12* | 0.68 ± 0.11 |
Pulsatility index | 1.07 ± 0.35* | 1.21 ± 0.28 | 1.17 ± 0.39* | 1.27 ± 0.42 |
Renal longitudinal diameter | 10.5 ± 1.2 | 10.8 ± 1.7 | 10.4 ± 1.6 | 10.5 ± 1.6 |
Renal to aortic ratio | 4.1 ± 0.9* | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 3.9 ± 1.1* | 1.7 ± 0.9 |