Low serum albumin level, particularly a level below 28 g/l, is an independent predictor of venous thrombotic risk in patients with membranous nephropathy (MN). Lionaki et al. studied registry data from 898 patients with biopsy-confirmed idiopathic MN diagnosed between 1969 and 2007. Over a median follow-up of 37 months, 7.2% of patients had ≥1 thromboembolic event. Hypoalbuminuria at diagnosis was the only independent predictor of venous thromboembolic events on multivariate analysis.
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Lionaki, S. et al. Venous thromboembolism in patients with membranous nephropathy. Clin. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. doi:10.2215/CJN.04250511
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Hypoalbuminuria associated with thrombotic risk in MN. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 3 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2011.183
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