[Is microalbuminuria, an early marker of clinical nephropathy, also a cardiovascular risk factor?].

Article

[Is microalbuminuria, an early marker of clinical nephropathy, also a cardiovascular risk factor?].

Annales de biologie clinique - 1 Jan 2000

Raynaud E, Brun J F, Fédou C, Puech-Cathala A M, Pérez-Martin A, Orsetti A

Abstract excerpt

Microalbuminuria is not only a predictor of diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes, but also a potent marker of cardiovascular risk, especially in type 2 diabetes. Microalbuminuria also predicts cardiovascular morbidity in the general population. We describe semi-quantitative and quantitative me...

Topics

Albuminuria
Animals
Biomarkers
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Diabetic Nephropathies
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Risk Factors

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