Relationship between albumin excretion rate, ambulatory blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy in mild hypertension

Autor: D. Piccolo, M. Santonastaso, Paolo Palatini, Daniele D'Este, L. Mos, G. De Venuto, G. Zanata, Ac Pessina, G. R. Graniero, Loredano Milani, E. Ferrarese, C. Canali, Giuseppe Berton, R. De Toni, E. Cozzutti, L Nicolosi, P Visentin
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Journal of Hypertension. 13:1796
ISSN: 0263-6352
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199512010-00053
Popis: Objective : To study the relationship of urinary albumin excretion to ambulatory blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors in borderline to mild hypertension. Patients and methods : We studied 779 patients with borderline to mild hypertension (mean ± SEM age 33±0.3 years ; mean ± SEM office blood pressure 146±0.4/94±0.2 mmHg) at 17 hypertension clinics in northeast Italy. Office and 24-h blood pressures were recorded with simultaneous urine collection for albumin measurement. In 510 subjects, left ventricular mass was measured by echocardiography. Results : Subjects with overt (≥30 mg/24 h) and borderline (16-29 mg/24 h) microalbuminuria had similar 24-h blood pressure levels, higher than those in the subjects without microalbuminuria. In the univariate and multiple regression analyses the albumin excretion rate was closely correlated with 24-h systolic blood pressure and not related to age, body mass index, metabolic parameters, lifestyle factors and degree of left ventricular hypertrophy. Conclusions : Borderline values of urinary albumin excretion (16-29 mg/24 h) may be clinically relevant in subjects with borderline to mild hypertension. Renal and cardiac damage do not develop in parallel in the initial phases of hypertension.
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