Table 1 Patient characteristics and results of brachial artery flow-mediated dilation test
From: Treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) with bosentan
No. | Age | Gender | Prior treatment | Give up smoking | Months F/u | Pre-treatment clinical results | Post-treatment clinical results | BAFMD Pre-treatment | BAFMD Post-treatment | BAFMD 3 months after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 35 | F | PG + LS | YES | 20 | Ulcer in toe | Healing | 1.1 | 6.7 | 11.6 |
2 | 36 | F | PG | YES | 40 | Ulcer in toes | Healing | 0 | 5.2 | 17.1 |
3 | 32 | M | PG | NO | 21 | Ulcer in fingers | Healing | 1.5 | 6.9 | 10.8 |
4 | 46 | F | PG | NO | 20 | Ulcer in fingers | Healing | 0.8 | 6.5 | 12.3 |
5 | 47 | M | PG | NO | 12 | Pain at rest | Pain relief Claudicates 300 m | 2.3 | 7.1 | 12.6 |
6 | 46 | M | PG | NO | 11 | Ulcer in toes | Healing | 3.5 | 8.9 | 9.8 |
7 | 29 | M | PG | NO | 35 | Ulcer in toes | Healing | 1.2 | 4.1 | 9.6 |
8 | 39 | F | BP (occlude) | NO | 31 | Ulcer in toe | Healing | 0.3 | 5.9 | 11.3 |
9 | 45 | M | BP (occlude) | NO | 18 | Ulcer in toe | Ulcer Improvement | 0.9 | 4.9 | 10.1 |
10 | 39 | F | PG + LS | YES | 16 | Ulcer in forefoot | ICA | 3.7 | 7.7 | 16.9 |
11 | 22 | M | PG + LS | NO | 13 | Ulcer in toes | Healing. Amp. 3rd toe | 4.1 | 7.8 | 17.9 |
12.a | 49 | M | 2 BP (permeable) + PG | YES | 12 | Ulcer in toe | Healing | 2.3 | 6.9 | 12.3 |
12.b | 49 | M | PG | YES | 12 | Ulcer in fingers | Ulcer Improvement | 2.3 | 6.9 | 12.3 |