Robert W Schrier, Kaleab Z Abebe, Ronald D Perrone, Vicente E Torres, William E Braun, Theodore I Steinman, Franz T Winklhofer, Godela Brosnahan, Peter G Czarnecki, Marie C Hogan, Dana C Miskulin, Frederic F Rahbari-Oskoui, Jared J Grantham, Peter C Harris, Michael F Flessner, Kyongtae T Bae, Charity G Moore, Arlene B Chapman
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is common in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and is associated with increased total kidney volume, activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and progression of kidney disease. METHODS: In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we randomly assigned 558 hypertensive participants with ADPKD (15 to 49 years of age, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR] >60 ml per minute per 1.73 m(2) of body-surface area) to either a standard blood-pressure target (120/70 to 130/80 mm Hg) or a low blood-pressure target (95/60 to 110/75 mm Hg) and to either an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (lisinopril) plus an angiotensin-receptor blocker (telmisartan) or lisinopril plus placebo...
December 11, 2014: New England Journal of Medicine