title: [Microalbuminuria. From diabetes to cardiovascular risk].
abstract: An increased albuminuria level, known as microalbuminuria is associated with a range of diseases, most frequently with diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Microalbuminuria in type 1 diabetes is an early sign of diabetic nephropathy onset, while it tends to be an indicator of the level of cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes and essential hypertension. At present, an increased albumin excretion is considered to be a renal symptom of generalized endothelial dysfunction. A simple investigation, not bothersome to a patient, should be performed early and repeatedly in all patients with diabetes and hypertension, as low microalbuminaemia levels can be managed with appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Interní klinika 1. lékarské fakulty UK a UVN Praha. vaclav.monhart@uvn.cz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Monhart
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000652:urine*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000652:urine; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000652:urine*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors