Open AccessPrevalence and Association of Microalbuminuria in Essential Hypertensive Patients
Author(s) -
Bibek Poudel,
Binod Kumar Yadav,
Ajit Nepal,
Bharat Jha,
K B Raut
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.99501
Subject(s) - medicine , microalbuminuria , essential hypertension , association (psychology) , blood pressure , psychotherapist , psychology
Microalbuminuria in hypertension has been described as an early sign of kidney damage and a predictor for end stage renal disease and cardiovascular disease. Thus, it is of great importance to study urinary albumin creatinine ratio and progression of kidney disease in hypertensive patients.