Microalbuminuria in never-treated hypertensives: lack of relationship to hyperinsulinemia and genetic predisposition to hypertension

We evaluated the relationship of microalbuminuria to hyperinsulinemia and family history of hypertension in 92 never-treated essential hypertensives (mean 24-h blood pressure 140 or 90 mm Hg), with positive (F+) or negative (F−) family history of hypertension: 31 had microalbuminuria (MA+) (urinary...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of hypertension 2000-04, Vol.13 (4), p.353-358
Hauptverfasser: Grandi, Anna M, Santillo, Rosa, Zanzi, Paolo, Broggi, Roberta, Imperiale, Daniela, Colombo, Sara, Bertolini, Andrea, Jessula, Alessandro, Selva, Elisabetta, Guasti, Luigina, Venco, Achille
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Zusammenfassung:We evaluated the relationship of microalbuminuria to hyperinsulinemia and family history of hypertension in 92 never-treated essential hypertensives (mean 24-h blood pressure 140 or 90 mm Hg), with positive (F+) or negative (F−) family history of hypertension: 31 had microalbuminuria (MA+) (urinary albumin excretion [UAE], 30 to 300 mg/24 h) and 61 had normal (
ISSN:0895-7061
1879-1905
1941-7225
DOI:10.1016/S0895-7061(00)00236-3