DD is a 50-year-old male with newly diagnosed hypertension. His comorbidities include diabetes and chronic hepatitis C infection with moderate liver impairment. He requires two drugs for initial treatment of his hypertension. Which should be prescribed in combination with a thiazide diuretic?
a) Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
b) Beta-blocker
c) Calcium channel blocker (CCB)
d) Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)