CRP and Hypertension: The clinical characteristics of the PAD patients that underwent femoralis TEA were as follows: median age 73 years; 75% males; 92% arterial hypertension; 33% diabetes mellitus; 33% hyperlipidemia; 17% smoking; median leukocytes 13.8 gpt/L, median CRP 47,2 mg/dL, and median creatinine 68 mmol/L.