Open AccessUrine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio: A Marker of Early Endothelial Dysfunction in Youth
Author(s) -
Sara Klinepeter Bartz,
M.C. Caldas-Bussiere,
Anca Tomsa,
Ramkumar Krishnamurthy,
Fida Bacha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2015-2230
Subject(s) - creatinine , urine , albumin , endothelial dysfunction , medicine , urology
The urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) is a useful predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events in adults. Its relationship to vascular function in children is not clear.
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