Which blood pressure medication is most effective, without the possibility of causing kidney damage?

Written by: Dr. Rowena | Posted: Feb 19 2008

I have polycystic Kidney disease. Which BP medicine would be most effective, without the possibility of causing more kidney damage?
Posted: 2/19/2008

As a general rule, two classes of blood pressure drugs are felt to be effective in lowering blood pressure without worsening kidney disease. These are angiotension-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotension receptor blockers (ARBs). Click here to read more information about polycystic kidney disease.

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