A blood pressure independent association between glomerular albumin leakage and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy. The LIFE study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 591-595

  Olsen, M H ^a   Wachtell, K ^a   Borch Johnsen, K ^b   Okin, P M ^c   Kjeldsen, S E ^d   Dahlof B ^e   Devereux, R B ^c   Ibsen, H ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Albumin excretion; Electrocardiography; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Microalbuminuria

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; LOSARTAN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXCRETION; GLOMERULUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROALBUMINURIA; REMISSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; ALBUMINURIA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CREATININE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LOSARTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036671773     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001450     Document Type: Article

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