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Article: Arginine vasopressin may have a role in the management of shock.
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- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- April 13, 2003
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2003 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arginine vasopressin may have a role in the management of shock.
According to a study from Austria, "The rationale for an arginine vasopressin (argipressin) infusion was put forward after it was discovered that patients in shock states might have an endogenous arginine vasopressin deficiency. Subsequently, several investigations impressively demonstrated that arginine vasopressin can successfully stabilize hemodynamics even in advanced vasodilatory shock. We report on physiological and pharmacological aspects of arginine vasopressin, and summarize current clinical knowledge on employing a continuous arginine ...