Microalbuminuria in Patients With Essential Hypertension And its Relationship to Target Organ Damage: An Indian Experience

Microalbuminuria in Patients With Essential Hypertension And its Relationship to Target Organ Damage: An Indian Experience

Persistent microalbuminuria (MA) is the earliest indicator of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Patients with MA have high risk for target organ damage (TOD) resulting in stroke, retinopathy and adverse cardiovascular events. Though the prevalence of h...

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Main Authors: Hitha B, Pappachan J, Pillai H, Sujathan P, Ramakrishna C, Jayaprakash K, Raihanathul Misiriya K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
Essential hypertension
Microalbuminuria
Target organ damage (TOD)
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2008;volume=19;issue=3;spage=411;epage=419;aulast=Hitha

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