Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2018

A CLINICAL STUDY OF SIGNIFICANCE OF MICROALBUMINURIA IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Dr. B. Nirmala Kumar, Dr. Chennakesavulu Dara

Abstract :

 

Microalbuminuria has recently emerged as a marker of widespread vascular damage in essential hypertension. Microalbuminuria has received increasing attention as a prognostic marker for cardiovascular and renal risk in non–diabetic subjects. Microalbuminuria is now recommended in a risk stratification strategy for hypertension management, since its presence indicates early organ damage. The present study clearly demonstrated that microalbuminuria is significantly associated with target organ damage in essential hypertension.

 

AIM OF THE STUDY: To determine the prevalence of microalbuminuria in patients with essential hypertension. To study the correlation of microalbuminuria with clinical profile and target organ damage in essential hypertension.

 

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Patients with essential hypertension of varying durations attending outpatient units and patients who are admitted to medical wards of Government General Hospital, Vijayawada were chosen as subjects for this study during the period of June 2015 to July 2016.

Essential hypertension was diagnosed and severity of hypertension has been classified as per the joint national committee (JNC) VII report on prevention, detection, evaluation and treatment of high blood pressure.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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DR.B. NIRMALA KUMAR, DR. CHENNAKESAVULU DARA, A CLINICAL STUDY OF SIGNIFICANCE OF MICROALBUMINURIA IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2018

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