ACE inhibitors & ARBs are two major classes of blood pressure lowering medications, related to each other like cousins. The former runs a slight risk of causing a dry ticklish cough. Otherwise, one or the other are often used to protect one's kidneys & heart, in addition to lowering blood pressure. Just
under a year ago, another study was published linking the use of ARBs to lower rates of brain pathology consistent with that most common cause of dementia. But as I noted in my post, there have been
several studies suggesting that ARBs are beneficial when it comes to dementia.
So if you need to take blood pressure medication(s), one of which is an ACE inhibitor, I'm sure you're curious
which ones cross the blood-brain barrier: captopril, fosinopril, lisinopril, perindopril, ramipril & trandolapril. On the other hand, benazepril, enalapril, moexipril & quinapril do not. The good news for you & me is that
captopril & lisinopril are available for $4/mo at WalMart and its competitors.

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