The use of vaptan in hyponatremic patients with liver cirrhosis
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Abbreviations: AVP, arginine vasopressin; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; MELD, Model for End-stage Liver Disease; SALT, Study of Ascending Levels of Tolvaptan; SIADH, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone Corresponding author: Won Hyeok Choe Digestive Disease Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Konkuk University Hospital, 4-12 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-729, Korea Tel. +82-2-2030-5010, Fax. +82-2-2030-5029, E-mail; [email protected]
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