[The prognostic significance of microalbuminuria in cardiovascular events].
Microalbuminuria is a useful marker for progression of renal damage in patients with diabetes. Many population studies demonstrated that microalbuminuria is associated with many risk factors of cardiovascular damage. Microalbuminuria is more and more frequently appreciated as a marker not only of diabetic nephropathy but also as a marker of increased risk of ischemic heart disease, cardiovascular events, in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Results of some of the studies quoted in this article support hypothesis that microalbuminuria reflects general damage of cardiovascular system and can be a marker of early changes in arteries.
Piotrowska-Olczak
Agata
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Wojskowy Instutut Medyczny, Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Kardiologii CSK MON w Warszawie. tomasz.olczak@post.pl
D000418:Albumins / Q000172:deficiency*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*
D000418:Albumins