Low-Grade Albuminuria Linked With increased All-Cause mortality and CV Mortality
Albuminuria is known as a predictor of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Thus, the importance of albuminuria has been emphasized and monitoring of albuminuria is recommended in high-risk patients, such as those with diabetes mellitus (DM) or chronic kidney disease (CKD).
In a recent study, researchers of Korea reported that low-grade albuminuria was associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. The study findings were published in the journal Kidney 360 on November 5, 2021.
Several previous studies showed that low-grade albuminuria was associated with all-cause mortality. However, these studies were limited to the high-risk patients such as patients with DKD and hypertension or, in the case of the old-aged participants. In addition, evidence from a large-scale population is lacking. Therefore, Jung Pyo Lee and his team conducted a study to further evaluate the association of low-grade albuminuria within the normal range with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular (CV) mortality.
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