1MBBS, MD Associote Professor, Biochemistry, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
2MBBS, MD Professor, Phormacology, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
*Correspondence to: Dr Ravjit Sabharwal, Email: jagdeepsabharwal@gmail.com
Online published on 5 July, 2013.
Hypertension is one of the most common diseases of the modern world, In hypertensive patients, Microalbuminuria, defined as albumin excretion rate (AER) of 30–300 mg/day or 30–299 mg/gm of creatinine, acts as a specific marker to detect early arterial disease & renal damage. Detection of microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients and their treatment can significantly alter the disease progression.
Microalbuminuria, cardiovascular risk, hypertension
