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To evaluate the distinct roles and predictive values of elevated blood pressure and abnormal albuminuria in the onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy.

September 1, 1992Diabetes Care

Blood Pressure Elevation Versus Abnormal Albuminuria in the Genesis and Prediction of Renal Disease in Diabetes

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To evaluate the distinct roles and predictive values of elevated blood pressure and abnormal albuminuria in the onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy.
Narrative review synthesizing evidence on hemodynamic risk factors, parental disposition to hypertension, and glomerular structural lesions in diabetes.
Evaluation of clinical surrogate and hard endpoints, specifically the rate of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline and albumin excretion rate (AER).
Elevated blood pressure acts as a potent risk factor primarily when accompanied by abnormal albuminuria, whereas hypertension with normal albumin excretion does not substantially accelerate renal risk.
Abnormal albuminuria functions directly as an active pathogenic mechanism rather than a passive marker, where macromolecular transit across the glomerular barrier triggers progressive glomerulopathy.
Structural kidney lesions often precede blood pressure elevation, supporting abnormal albuminuria as an intermediate endpoint and an independent indication for antihypertensive therapy.

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May support albuminuria-guided antihypertensive decisions in diabetes; leaves open BP-lowering benefit with normal albumin excretion.

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Mogensen et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70d5b275498292b70a4e63 https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.15.9.1192

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Hypertension management

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