Yuichiro Minami
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Associate Professor
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio and Response to Tolvaptan in Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure: A Retrospective Analysis.
Journal Formal name:American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions
Abbreviation:Am J Cardiovasc Drugs
ISSN code:11753277/1179187X
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Publisher Springer
Volume, Issue, Page 15(4),pp.289-293
Author and coauthor OKAYAMA Dai†, SUZUKI Tsuyoshi, MINAMI Yuichiro, TSURUOKA Shuichi, HAGIWARA Nobuhisa
Publication date 2015/08
Summary Our results suggest that high BUN/Cr may be a predictor of response to tolvaptan in decompensated HF patients. A prospective study with a large sample size is required to confirm this preliminary finding.
DOI 10.1007/s40256-015-0121-8
PMID 25940650