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[Recent progress in vasopressin research on cardiovascular diseases].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jun 2007
Shoji Masaru, Yasujima Minoru
Abstract excerpt
Arginine vasopressin (AVP) plays an important role in volume homeostasis and cardiovascular regulation. This review briefly describes recent clinical studies which evaluated the significance of AVP in cardiovascular diseases. Several AVP receptor antagonists, including tolvaptan and conivaptan, have shown promise in human trials for the treatment of heart failure. As plasma AVP concentrations are elevated in...
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