P115 ALBUMIN-TO-CREATININE RATIO IS ASSOCIATED WITH TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSION

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Hypertension is associated with higher cardiovascular risk as well as several markers of subclinical target organ damage (TOD). Albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) in urine has been recognised as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. We hypothesised that...

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Main Authors: Losif Koutagiar, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Nikolaos Loakeimidis, Christos Georgakopoulos, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Panagiotis Xaplanteris, Athanasios Angelis, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2017-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930326/view