In:
Nephrology, Wiley, Vol. 10, No. 5 ( 2005-10), p. 483-486
Abstract:
Introduction: Albumin excretion rate is usually increased in people who smoke, but the physiological basis of this phenomenon is not fully understood. Methods: The effect of chronic smoking on renal haemodynamics was studied in a cohort of 66 men. Twenty‐seven were smokers and 36 were hypertensive. In all subjects, the albumin excretion rate was evaluated; in hypertensive patients, a renoscintigraphic evaluation of renal plasma flow and glomerular filtration were carried out and the filtration fraction was calculated. Results: The hypertensive smoking population presented an increased urinary albumin excretion rate in comparison with hypertensive non‐smoking patients. No significant differences were found for the mean values of renal plasma flow, the glomerular filtration rate and the filtration fraction between hypertensive smokers and hypertensive non‐smoking patients. Conclusions: In hypertensive patients, smoking does not modify typical renal haemodynamic changes of arterial hypertension; however, it significantly increases the albumin excretion rate.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1320-5358
,
1440-1797
DOI:
10.1111/nep.2005.10.issue-5
DOI:
10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00458.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2005
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2008235-6
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