ALB and endothelial dysfunction: Patients with myocardial infarction, for example, have a worse prognosis if albuminuria is present compared to no albuminuria.9-11 Furthermore, in patients with normal coronary arteries on angiography, the extent of endothelial dysfunction has been shown to correlate with the degree of albumin excretion.12 Overall it has been shown that MAU is more important than many established cardiovascular risk factors for the prediction of the further course and outcome.13