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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CC</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cardiol Croat</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Cardiologia Croatica</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Cardiol. Croat.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">1848-543X</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1848-5448</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Croatian Cardiac Society</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">CC_12(3)_51</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15836/ccar2017.51</article-id>
<article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Extended Abstract</subject></subj-group>
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<article-title>Serum urates are not associated with albuminuria in pre-hypertensive patients and newly diagnosed hypertensive patients</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2696-5305</contrib-id><name><surname>Karanovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Sandra</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ivkovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Vanja</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9262-4667</contrib-id><name><surname>Jelakovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Ana</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Dika</surname><given-names>&#x017D;ivka</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Domislovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Viktor</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>&#x0110;api&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Kre&#x0161;imir</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Gallineo</surname><given-names>Lana</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ivandi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Ema</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5545-6484</contrib-id><name><surname>Josipovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Josipa</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Vukovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Ivana</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kos</surname><given-names>Jelena</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0240-4178</contrib-id><name><surname>Laganovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Mario</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Vrki&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Tajana &#x017D;eljkovi&#x0107;</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6264-6809</contrib-id><name><surname>Premu&#x017E;i&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Vedran</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rogi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Dunja</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2546-4632</contrib-id><name><surname>Jelakovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Bojan</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><label>1</label>University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, <country>Croatia</country></aff>
<aff id="aff2"><label>2</label>University Hospital Centre &#x201E;Sestre milosrdnice&#x201C;, Zagreb, <country>Croatia</country></aff>
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<corresp id="cor1">Address for correspondence: Sandra Karanovi&#x0107;, Klini&#x010D;ki bolni&#x010D;ki centar Zagreb, Ki&#x0161;pati&#x0107;eva 12, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. / Phone: +385-1-2388-271 / E-mail: <email xlink:href="sandra_k910@yahoo.com">sandra_k910@yahoo.com</email></corresp></author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="epub-ppub"><month>03</month><year>2017</year></pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<issue>3</issue>
<fpage>51</fpage>
<lpage>51</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>10</day><month>02</month><year>2017</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>28</day><month>02</month><year>2017</year></date>
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<copyright-year>2017</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-holder>
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><title>Keywords: </title><kwd>serum urat</kwd><kwd>pre-hypertensive patients</kwd><kwd>newly diagnosed hypertensive patients</kwd><kwd>microalbuminuria</kwd></kwd-group>
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<p>Uvod: Povi&#x0161;ena serumska uri&#x010D;na kiselina (SUK), &#x010D;ak i asimptomatska, povezana je s arterijskom tlakom, arterijskom hipertenzijom (HT), kardiovaskularnim i kroni&#x010D;nom bubre&#x017E;nom bole&#x0161;&#x0107;u. Podaci analiza u&#x010D;injenih na &#x017E;ivotinjskim modelima ukazuju da bi inhibitori ksantin oksidaze (KOi) mogli zaustaviti glomerularnu hipertenziju i reverzibilno djelovati na glomerularnu hipertrofiju uzrokovanu hiperuricemijom, a u hiperuricemi&#x010D;nih ljudi smanjiti mikroalbuminuriju (MA). Ipak, i dalje je prisutno pitanje je li SUK uzrok, marker ili samo epifenomen bubre&#x017E;nog o&#x0161;te&#x0107;enja. Cilj istra&#x017E;ivanja bio je analizirati povezanost SUKa s MA u prehipertoni&#x010D;ara (PHT) i novodijagnosticiranih, nelije&#x010D;enih hipertoni&#x010D;ara (HT).</p>
<p>Pacijenti i metode: Od 954 osobe uklju&#x010D;ene u ENAH studiju pra&#x0107;enja, 371 pojedinac (137 mu&#x0161;karaca, 234 &#x017E;ena) koji je zadovoljio uklju&#x010D;ne kriterije uklju&#x010D;en je u daljnje analize: 100 osoba s optimalnim, 72 s normalnim tlakom, 70 s prehipertenzijom (visoko normalni arterijski tlak) i 129 s novodijagnosticiranom hipertenzijom. Isklju&#x010D;uju&#x0107;i kriteriji bili su: uporaba antihipertenziva i KOi, &#x0161;e&#x0107;erna bolest, trudno&#x0107;a, eGFR &lt; 60ml/min, kardiovaskularni ili cerebrovaskularni incident, kroni&#x010D;na terminalna bolest, demencija, nepokretnost i nedostatak podataka. Arterijski tlak mjeren je pomo&#x0107;u Omron 6 ure&#x0111;aja sukladno smjernicama Europskog dru&#x0161;tva za hipertenziju. Izmjeren je opseg struka. Krv je izva&#x0111;ena nata&#x0161;te te su odre&#x0111;eni SUK, glukoza, lipidi, serumski kreatinin, hsCRP. HOMA indeks je kori&#x0161;ten za izra&#x010D;unavanje inzulinske rezistencije, a MDRD formula za odre&#x0111;ivanje eGFR. Omjer albumina i kreatinina (ACR) te alfa1 i kreatinina odre&#x0111;eni su iz uzorka prvog jutarnjeg urina.</p>
<p>Rezultati: U cijeloj skupini prisutan je trend ni&#x017E;eg ACR u odnosu na SUK (serumske urate): 1. vrs 2. vrs 3. tercila: 5,78 vrs 5,11 vrs 4,65; p = 0,002. 78,3% osoba u najvi&#x0161;oj tercili SUKa bili su u najni&#x017E;oj tercili ACR. Korelacija SUK i ACR bila je zna&#x010D;ajno negativna (r = -0,21; p &lt; 0,01), no nakon prilagodbe za dob, spol, opseg struka, sistoli&#x010D;ki tlak, GUK nata&#x0161;te, omjer alfa1 i kreatinina u urinu, zna&#x010D;ajnost se izgubila (beta = -0,09; p = 0,89). U podskupini PHT i HT, SUK je tako&#x0111;er negativno korelirao (r = -0,14; p = 0,02), ali ponovno povezanost nije bila zna&#x010D;ajna nakon prilagodbe (beta = -0,10; p = 0,28): Trend ACR kroz tercile SUKa bio je jednak u cijeloj skupini (p = 0,02).</p>
<p>Zaklju&#x010D;ak: U prehipertoni&#x010D;ara i novodijagnosticiranih nelije&#x010D;enih hipertoni&#x010D;ara serumski urati nisu povezani s mikroalbuminurijom. &#x0160;tovi&#x0161;e, na&#x0161;a zapa&#x017E;anja o negativnoj povezanosti serumske uri&#x010D;ne kiseline s mikroalbuminurijom povla&#x010D;i za sobom provokativno pitanje: je li povi&#x0161;ena serumska uri&#x010D;na kiselina u ranoj fazi kardiorenalnog kontinuuma sa svojim antioksidativnim svojstvima zapravo protektivna?</p>
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