Fibrinogen to albumin ratio as a powerful predictor of the exaggerated morning blood pressure surge in newly diagnosed treatment-naive hypertensive patients.

CONCLUSION: Patients with exaggerated MS had a higher fibrinogen and FAR, and a lower albumin level than those without exaggerated MS. FAR may be a better predictor than fibrinogen and albumin for determining exaggerated MS.
PMID: 32530318 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical and Experimental Hypertension - June 11, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Özdemir M, Yurtdaş M, Asoğlu R, Yildirim T, Aladağ N, Asoğlu E Tags: Clin Exp Hypertens Source Type: research