Complications. Over half of all of the people who have either type of polycystic kidney disease will develop kidney failure. And it doesn’t take long for them to reach this dreaded stage of the condition. If a person develops it at about 40 years old, by the time that they reach 50, their kidney function will be next to nothing. High blood pressure and the failure of other affected organs are some of the other complications that occur. However, it is important to mention that those who have this condition have an increased risk of developing complications from other more serious illnesses that are unrelated to the kidneys, such as heart valve abnormalities and brain aneurysms.
