Urine Albumin/Creatinine Ratio and Microvascular Disease in Elderly Hypertensive Patients without Comorbidities
Objectives. A high urine albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) is associated with microvascular disease in hypertensive patients. However, hypertensive patients frequently have other comorbidities. Thus, it is difficult to distinguish the role of UACR from that of comorbidities in microvascular disease. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2021-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5560135 |