Thursday, October 18, 2012

Could Folic Acid Cause Hypertensive Nephropathy?



What is Hypertensive Nephropathy

Hypertensive Nephropathy is a medical condition in which chronic high blood pressure causes kidney damages. As the name suggests, hypertensive nephropathy is caused by high blood pressure. Why hypertension harms kidneys? Blood pressure means the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels. Extra fluid in the body or the narrowed blood vessel will raise the blood pressure.


What is Folic acid

Folic acid has active ingredients of folic acid. It is used in therapeutic drug levels, heart injury, folate deficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, anemia. Common side effects of Folic acid include nausea, fatigue, weakness, fever, breathing difficulty.

On Oct, 18, 2012: 80,246 people reported to have side effects when taking Folic acid. Among them, 12 people (0.01%) have Hypertensive Nephropathy.Gender of people who have Hypertensive nephropathy when taking Folic acid :






Age of people who have Hypertensive nephropathy when taking Folic acid :






Top conditions involved for these people:

  • Wheezing
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
  • Haemoglobin abnormal
  • Diabetes mellitus non-insulin-dependent
  • Thyroidectomy

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