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Microalbuminuria in diabetes: focus on cardiovascular and renal risk reduction
George L Bakris1, James R Sowers
1Rush University Hypertension Center, Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, 1700 W. Van Buren Street, Suite 470, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. gbakris@rush.edu
Current Diabetes Reports
|March 20, 2003
Abstract:
Albuminuria has long been recognized as a harbinger for the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Recently, it has become increasingly recognized that albuminuria is a powerful risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke. In this article we explore evidence for albuminuria being an integral component of the cardiometabolic syndrome and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke.