Association between albuminuria and abnormal cardiac findings in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy: role of urine albumin excretion

ABSTRACT

Background: diabetic patients have higher morbidity and mortality rates from cardiovascular diseases compared with non-diabetic background population and this is distinct particularly in the patients with high Urinary Albumin Excretion [UAE]. The main aims of our study were to detect abnormal cardiac Jindings in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy and its relatioe to increased levels of UAE