Arterial Hypertension (AH) and Microalbuminuria (MA) in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  • G. Conti
  • S. Gentile
  • A. Esposito
  • R. Marmo
  • P. Fiorentini
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Part of the Developments in Nephrology book series (DINE, volume 30)

Abstract

Microalbuminuria (MA) is an abnormal increase of the albumin urinary excretion rate ranging from 20 to 200 mcg/min (30–300 mg/24 hr) in absence of macroproteinuria as commonly measured by “Albustix” test (1). MA is frequently associated to arterial hypertension (AH)(2); furthermore it is not well defined whether AH is causative factor or a consequence of kidney disease and, in addition, if MA and AH could be linked to a common event (3). Aim of the study is to evaluate whether AH could 1) play a pathogenetic role on MA occurrence and consequently 2) represent a risk factor for MA.

Keywords

Kidney Disease Arterial Hypertension Pathogenetic Role Abnormal Increase Albumin Urinary Excretion Rate 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • G. Conti
    • 1
  • S. Gentile
    • 1
  • A. Esposito
    • 1
  • R. Marmo
    • 1
  • P. Fiorentini
    • 1
  1. 1.2nd Clinica Medica, 1st Medical School of Naples and Italian Diabetes AssociationCava de’ Tirreni and Castellammare di StabiaItaly

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