August 1, 1994Journal of Hypertension
Ambulatory blood pressure and microalbuminuria in essential hypertension
Why the study?
Is subclinical urinary albumin excretion associated with higher ambulatory and circadian blood pressure in untreated essential hypertension?
Population
141 patients with essential hypertension who had never been previously treated for hypertension. Excluded…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May indicate higher ambulatory BP burden in untreated hypertension; leaves open causal links and need for prospective studies.
Structured PICO
Is subclinical urinary albumin excretion associated with higher ambulatory and circadian blood pressure in untreated essential hypertension?
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Population
141 patients with essential hypertension (82 males, 59 females, mean age 38.9 ± 7.3 years) who had never been previously treated for hypertension. Excluded: nephropathy, diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia >120mg/dl, glomerular filtration rate <80ml/min per 1.73 m2, urinary tract infection and positive dipstick for albumin or glucose.
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Outcome
Relationship of subclinical urinary albumin excretion with ambulatory and circadian variability of blood pressuresurrogate
In middle-aged patients with untreated essential hypertension, microalbuminuria is a marker for higher ambulatory blood pressure throughout a 24-hour period.
Cite This Study
Redón et al. (1994) studied this question.