Association between copeptin levels and treatment responses to hypertonic saline infusion in patients with symptomatic hyponatremia: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Suryeong Go (Author), Sejoong Kim (Author), Hyung-Eun Son (Author), Ji-Young Ryu (Author), Huijin Yang (Author), Sun Ryoung Choi (Author), Jang-Won Seo (Author), You Hwan Jo (Author), Ja-Ryong Koo (Author), Seon Ha Baek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Copeptin is secreted in equimolar amounts as arginine vasopressin, main hormone regulating body fluid homeostasis. A recent study reported a copeptin-based classification of osmoregulatory defects in syndromes of inappropriate antidiuresis that may aid in prediction of therapeutic success...