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Microalbuminuria and cardiovascular risk.
The term 'microalbuminuria' has been introduced to describe a measurable increase in urine albumin excretion, which is still within normal total urine protein excretion levels. Many data suggest that microalbuminuria is of value as an index of vascular damage, especially in hypertension and diabetes, and there is increasing information on its associations with traditional cardiovascular risk fa...
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To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD), management strategies are increasingly focusing on preventive measures following early detection of markers of atherosclerosis. This review focuses on microalbuminuria, which is gaining recognition as a simple marker of an atherogenic milieu. Prospective and epidemiologic studies have found that microalbuminuria is predictive, independently ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0895-7061
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.08.010