Male erectile dysfunction and microalbuminuria in adult nigerians with essential hypertension.

Background: Microalbuminuria has been described as a marker of generalized vascular damage.

Aims: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) and microalbuminuria in adult male Nigerians with newly diagnosed hypertension. We also evaluated the relations between ED and microalbuminuria, electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy, serum lipids, and cigarette smoking.

Electrocardiographic correlates of microalbuminuria in adult Nigerians with essential hypertension.

Microalbuminuria (MA) is a predictor of excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in non-diabetic hypertensive patients. This study evaluated the electrocardiographic correlates of MA in adult non-diabetic Nigerians with essential hypertension. Ninety-six newly diagnosed hypertensive patients who consented and met the inclusion criteria for the study were recruited.