'Normal' urinary albumin excretion and cardiovascular risk
Ruth Kirby
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In patients with hypertension or diabetes, microalbuminuria—a urine albumin to urine creatinine ratio (UACR) of between 30 and 300 
g/mg—is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. A community-based study has now revealed that urinary albumin excretion below this range (UACR <30 g/mg) might also be associated with an elevated cardiovascular risk.
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