Why the study?
Does albumin excretion rate correlate with aortic stiffness in untreated essential hypertensive patients?
Population
70 nondiabetic patients with mild-to-moderate essential hypertension and normal renal function, aged 42 +/…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Microalbuminuria was associated with higher aortic PWV in untreated hypertensives; hypothesis-generating for integrated vascular risk assessment pending prospective data.
Does albumin excretion rate correlate with aortic stiffness in untreated essential hypertensive patients?
Microalbuminuria is independently associated with increased aortic stiffness in untreated essential hypertensive patients, suggesting it serves as an integrated marker of early vascular dysfunction and cardiovascular risk.
Mulè et al. (2004) studied this question.
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