Prediction of diuretic response to tolvaptan by a simple, readily available spot urine Na/K ratio.

Prediction of diuretic response to tolvaptan by a simple, readily available spot urine Na/K ratio.

BACKGROUND:Tolvaptan is vasopressin type 2 receptor antagonist that inhibits water reabsorption. It is used in combination with standard diuretics to treat ascites unresponsive to standard diuretic therapy or hyponatremia because of liver cirrhosis. This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety...

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Main Authors: Yasuyuki Komiyama, Masayuki Kurosaki, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Yuka Takahashi, Jun Itakura, Yutaka Yasui, Nobuharu Tamaki, Hitomi Takada, Mayu Higuchi, Tomoyuki Gotou, Youhei Kubota, Kenta Takaura, Tsuguru Hayashi, Wann Oh, Mao Okada, Nobuyuki Enomoto, Namiki Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5375149?pdf=render

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