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Interest of albuminuria in nephrology, diabetology and as a marker of cardiovascular risk Volume 77, issue 1, Janvier-Février 2019

Authors
Marie-Christine Beauvieux Pour le groupe de travail SFBC, SFNDT, SNP « Actualités sur les protéinuries » 8 9 *
1 Service de biochimie et hormonologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
2 PhyMedExp, Inserm, CNRS, Université Montpellier, Département de biochimie et hormonologie, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
3 Service de néphrologie, Hôpital de Brabois, CHU de Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
4 Service de néphrologie transplantation, dialyse et aphérèses, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
5 Tissue Bioengineering, U1026, Inserm, Bordeaux, France
6 L’Institut du thorax, Inserm, CNRS, Université de Nantes, Saint-Herblain, France
7 Laboratoire de biochimie, Hôpital Laënnec, CHU de Nantes, Saint-Herblain, France
8 Laboratoire de biochimie, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
9 Résonance magnétique des systèmes biologiques UMR5536 CNRS Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
* Tirés à part

Albuminuria is associated with the progression of chronic kidney disease and the occurrence of cardiovascular events in patients with and without diabetes. The evolution of albuminuria appears to be associated with patient's prognosis. How exactly microalbuminuria is linked to cardiovascular risk remains unclear. This association is probably explained by endothelial dysfunction or chronic low-grade inflammation. Albuminuria/creatininuria ratio allows reduction of potential errors in urine collection. In France, the recommendations for the monitoring of albuminuria depend on the cause of albuminuria. An increase in urinary albumin excretion could signify the need for an intensive multifactorial intervention strategy and albuminuria is a relevant biological marker to monitor therapeutic effectiveness, since a reduction of albuminuria in patients, irrespective of their diabetic status, predicts reduction of cardiovascular risk.

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