Article
Microalbuminuria.
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension - 1 Sept 1994
Marre M, Bouhanick B, Berrut G
Abstract excerpt
Microalbuminuria indicates slightly elevated urinary albumin excretion. In most cases, microalbuminuria is of glomerular origin and indicates initial glomerulosclerosis. Microalbuminuria has a high predictive value for nephropathy in insulin-dependent diabetes subjects and for premature mortality...
Topics
- Albuminuria
- Animals
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Kidney Diseases
- Nephrology
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Vascular Diseases