Albuminuria as risk factor for initiation and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in non-diabetic persons: the Tromso Study

• Published in: European Heart Journal
• Main Authors: Jørgensen, Lone, Jenssen, Trond, Johnsen, Stein Harald, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B., Heuch, Ivar, Joakimsen, Oddmund, Fosse, Einar, Jacobsen, Bjarne K.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2007
• Subjects: Vascular medicine; Tromso
• Online Access: http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/28/3/363; https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehl394

Aims High levels of microalbuminuria have been associated with severe atherosclerosis. In this prospective, population-based study, we examined whether urinary albumin-to-creatinine-ratios (ACR) in the lower range were associated with the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Methods and re...