Microalbuminuria: Marker or Maker of Cardiovascular Disease

Advancing age is associated with albuminuria and vascular changes. This review will explore the putative links between the two. Vascular ageing involves endothelial dysfunction as well as increased arterial diameter, wall thickness and stiffness, ultimately leading to arterial sclerosis. This proces...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nephron 2011-08, Vol.119 (Suppl 1), p.e6-e10
Hauptverfasser:	Abdelhafiz, Ahmed H., Ahmed, Shameela, El Nahas, Meguid
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging - physiology Albuminuria - complications Albuminuria - physiopathology Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology Glomerular Filtration Rate - physiology Humans Risk Assessment Risk Factors
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