CHANGES IN ALBUMINURIA PREDICT MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR DISEASE: PS.3.04

Background: Albuminuria is a powerful, independent, predictor of progression of renal disease, cardiovascular disease and death in people with renal disease, hypertension, diabetes, vascular disease, and in the general population. However, it is not known whether changes in albuminuria are predictive of cardiovascular outcome and mortality. Methods: In 23480 patients with vascular disease or complicated diabetes changes in albuminuria (at least …