Washington, DC (Tuesday, June 24, 2008) — Healthy individuals with higher levels of albumin excretion, even levels considered normal, are at increased risk of developing hypertension (high blood ...
In patients with hypertension or diabetes, microalbuminuria—a urine albumin to urine creatinine ratio (UACR) of between 30 and 300 μg/mg—is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. A ...