Early clinical implications of microalbuminuria in patients with acute ischaemic stroke

Background Microalbuminuria is thought to be independently associated with an increased risk of, and mortality from, stroke. However, no studies have shown whether microalbuminuria is associated with the early clinical outcomes of acute ischaemic stroke. Therefore we investigated whether this. We also looked at radiological outcomes in stroke patients with microalbuminuria. Methods This was a retrospective study of patients with ischaemic stroke (within 72 h of symptom onset) who had been consecutively admitted to the Cerebrovascular Center at Chonnam National University Hospital betwee