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World J Cardiol. Jul 26, 2013; 5(7): 247-253
Published online Jul 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i7.247
Table 4 Clinical features of resistant hypertensive group: Responsive vs unresponsive to percutaneous transluminal renal artery n (%)
Group AGroup BP value
n = 26n = 49
Male gender24 (92.3)33 (67.3)0.016
Smoker22 (84.6)33 (67.4)0.1
Ischemic heart disease21 (80.8)35 (71.4)0.376
Diabetes mellitus8 (30.8)19 (38.8)0.49
C/f of LVF5 (19.2)11 (22.4)0.746
Smoking22 (84.6)33 (67.4)0.1
Renal bruit20 (76.9)29 (59.2)0.124
Refractory HT23 (88.5)37 (75.5)0.182
LVH14 (53.9)14 (28.6)0.031
LAD19 (73.1)34 (69.4)0.733
TVD12 (46.2)13 (26.5)0.08
Renal artery stenosisUnilateral RAS15 (57.7)40 (81.6)0.026
(unilat vs bilat)Bilateral RAS11 (42.3)9 (18.4)
LMCA diseaseAbsent23 (88.5)47 (95.9)0.218
Present3 (11.5)2 (4.1)