Abstract
Objective:To evaluate the diagnostic value of urinary protein and creatinine in combination with renal Doppler ultrasound examination in early renal damage of patients with hypertension.Methods:One hundred twenty two hypertensive patients who were treated in our hospital from December 2013 to June 2014 were selected for this study, including 33, 41 and 48 cases of Stage I, Stage II and Stage III hypertension respectively. Meanwhile, 30 healthy subjects were selected as the control group. They received urinary protein, creatinine and renal Doppler ultrasound examination.Results:The urinary protein levels of Stage I, II and Stage III hypertensive patients were significantly different from that of the control group (p<0.05). Urinary creatinine levels were similar (p>0.05) in stage I and II but different from control (p<0.05) in stage III. Doppler ultrasound examination showed that Stage I hypertensive patients had similar renal longest diameter (RLD), renal parenchymal thickness (RPT) and ratio of RPT/renal sinus thickness to those of the control group (p>0.05), and RLDs of Stage II hypertensive patients and the control group were not significantly different (p>0.05).Conclusion:Urinary protein and creatinine levels in combination with renal Doppler ultrasound examination could diagnose early renal damage in patients with hypertension.
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INTRODUCTION1, 2: Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, P
Since the renal status and arterial hemodynamics of hypertensive patients change before renal function does, we assessed the diagnostic value of urinary protein-creatinine monitoring in combination with renal ultrasound examination in early renal damage of patients with hypertension in different stages
A total of 122 hypertensive patients who were treated in our hospital from December 2013 to June 2014 were selected for this study, including 33, 41 and 48 cases of Stage I, Stage II and Stage III hypertension respectively
Summary
1, 2: Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, P. Note: Jihong Zhu and Ke Wen contributed to this study. As a common cardiovascular disease,[1,2] hypertension is mainly manifested as hemodynamic changes and injuries to many organs as it further progresses.[3] Being one of the damaged target organs, the kidney is endangered by hypertension that increases the risk of complicated proteinuria. Since the renal status and arterial hemodynamics of hypertensive patients change before renal function does, we assessed the diagnostic value of urinary protein-creatinine monitoring in combination with renal ultrasound examination in early renal damage of patients with hypertension in different stages
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