Advanced Oxidation Protein Products and Carbonylated Proteins Levels in Endovascular and Open Repair of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: The Effect of Pre-, Intra-, and Postoperative Treatment

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the analyzed groups of patients with AAA.

Parameters	EVAR (30 patients)	OR (28 patients)
	No. (%)	No. (%)
Age	67.3±10.8	70.7±7.5
Gender (male/female)	21/9	24/4
Hypertension	24 80)	18 28.6)
Hypercholesterolemia	3 10)	2 (7)
Coronary artery disease	9 30)	1 (3.5)
Previous myocardial infarction	7 23.3)	5 (17.9)
Cerebrovascular accident	4 13.3)	3 (10.7)
Kidney disease	5 16.7)	3 (10.7)
Pulmonary disease	4 13.3)	3 (10.7)
Medications
β-blocker	15 (50)	14 50)
ACE	16 (53.3)	15 (53.6)
Statins	15 (50)	14 (50)
NSAIDs	30 (100)	28 (100)

Age presented as mean±SD.
Abbreviations: ACE, an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor; EVAR, endovascular aneurysm repair; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; OR, open repair.