Diabetes, PVD and CAD were detected in 26.8%, 37% and 28.3% of patients, respectively, There were 96 (75.6%) hypertensive patients and most of them 88 (91.7) were on antihypertensive drugs [b-blockers, n = 67; calcium channel blockers, n = 45; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, n = 48; diuretics, n = 31. The gene discussed is ACE; the disease is coronary artery disorder.