title: Microalbuminuria is associated with the severity of coronary artery disease independently of other cardiovascular risk factors.
abstract: The potential early predictive value of microalbuminuria (MA) in the estimation of atherosclerosis and the relation between the degree of urinary albumin excretion and the extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) were investigated. Patients (n = 159) with stable angina pectoris and angiographically significant stenosis in at least 1 of the major coronary arteries were included. Microalbuminuria was measured by immunoturbidimetry. The extent of coronary artery stenosis was graded using the Gensini score. The Gensini score was significantly greater in patients who had MA. Also, the Gensini increased by 0.15 units with 1 unit increase in MA. In the groups who had diabetes mellitus and hypertension, there was no correlation between MA and Gensini score. The results of the present study suggest that MA is associated with the severity of CAD independent of other cardiovascular risk factors.
authors: Bafra Nafiz Kurt State Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Samsun, Turkey.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Ozyol
authors: Oguzhan
authors: O
authors: Yucel
authors: Meltem Refiker
authors: MR
authors: Ege
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Zorlu
authors: Mehmet Birhan
authors: MB
authors: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology