Relationship Of Microalbuminuria & COPD –Study On 101 Patients At A Tertiary Care Centre Of Gujarat.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Microalbuminuria, marker of endothelial abnormality, is a predictor of mortality 
for any reason and of cardiovascular events. Recent research on the management of COPD has 
focused more on comorbidities, including cardiovascular events. The main objective of this study 
was to investigate microalbuminuria and its association with physiological and clinical 
characteristics in a subject group that was classified in line with the new version of the GOLD 
(Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) stages