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Microalbuminuria: is it a valid predictor of cardiovascular risk?
Rodrigo Tagle1, Monica Acevedo, Donald G Vidt
1Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|April 8, 2003
Abstract:
Microalbuminuria strongly predicts cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, clinical nephropathy, and progression of renal disease in high-risk populations. We recommend screening patients with type 2 diabetes, older patients with type 1 diabetes, and older patients with stage 2 hypertension or higher (ie, > or = 160/100 mm Hg).