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Balancing risk: anemia or albuminuria when using ACEi/ARB?

Key takeaways

ACE inhibitors and ARBs are common blood pressure drugs that also protect kidneys by cutting protein in the urine. But they can sometimes lower red blood cell counts, causing anemia. This article discusses how doctors weigh that trade-off; it is a discussion, not a new study.

Who did this work

Jeffrey Lebensburger (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD concept sweep (DB seed + weekly delta) · 2026-08-06
https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2026034927