P115: Albumin-To-Creatinine Ratio is associated with Target Organ Damage in Hypertension

• Published in: Artery research Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 93
• Main Authors: Koutagiar, Losif, Vlachopoulos, Charalambos, Terentes-Printzios, Dimitrios, Loakeimidis, Nikolaos, Georgakopoulos, Christos, Aznaouridis, Konstantinos, Xaplanteris, Panagiotis, Angelis, Athanasios, Tousoulis, Dimitrios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2017; Springer Nature B.V; BMC
• Subjects: ARTERY 17 Poster Presentation abstracts; Blood pressure; Creatinine; Hypertension

Purpose/Background/Objectives Hypertension is associated with higher cardiovascular risk as well as several markers of subclinical target organ damage (TOD). Albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) in urine has been recognised as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. We hypothesised that t...