Management of Cirrhotic Ascites under the Add-on Administration of Tolvaptan

Tolvaptan is a recently available diuretic that blocks arginine vasopressin receptor 2 in the renal collecting duct. Its diuretic mechanism involves selective water reabsorption by affecting the water reabsorption receptor aquaporin 2. Given that liver cirrhosis patients exhibit hyponatremia due to...

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Main Authors: Takuya Adachi, Yasuto Takeuchi, Akinobu Takaki, Atsushi Oyama, Nozomu Wada, Hideki Onishi, Hidenori Shiraha, Hiroyuki Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/11/5582