Open Access<p>An Observational Registry to Assess Urinary Albumin Evolution in Saudi Hypertensive Patients with the Current Treatment Local algorithm: Results of the RATIONAL Study</p>
Author(s) -
Mostafa Qaid Al Shamiri,
Saeed Al-Ghamdi,
Rafif M Farahat,
Hosam Nasr El Desouki,
Mohammed Saeed ElNazer,
Hossam El Deen Moustafa Saleh,
Ashraf Abdulghani Abo El Naga,
Adil Mohammed Salih,
Khedr Abdul Aal Mahmoud,
Nasim Ahmad Ahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nephrology and renovascular disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-7058
DOI - 10.2147/ijnrd.s232633
Subject(s) - microalbuminuria , medicine , albuminuria , creatinine , blood pressure , observational study , urology , endocrinology
Hypertension causes microalbuminuria, which if left uncontrolled could progress to kidney damage. Antihypertensive treatment primarily aims at controlling blood pressure (BP), but is also shown to control urine albumin excretion. This renoprotective role of antihypertensive medications consists of halting or reverting albuminuria progression.