Association of Urine Albumin Excretion With Incident Heart Failure Hospitalization in Community-Dwelling Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the association between urinary albumin excretion and incident heart failure (HF) hospitalization.

Background

Excess urinary albumin excretion is more strongly associated with incident stroke and coronary heart disease risk in black than in white individuals. Whether similar associations extend to HF is unclear.

Methods

This study examined the associations between the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) and incident hospitalization for HF overall in 24,433 REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) study participants free of suspected HF at baseline; findings were stratified by race and HF subtype (preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction). Models were adjusted for sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory va

SUBMITTER: Bailey LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6544368 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature