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Guy Decaux

Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications -  170
Citations -  7513

Guy Decaux is an academic researcher from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hyponatremia & Antidiuretic. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 164 publications receiving 6839 citations. Previous affiliations of Guy Decaux include Université libre de Bruxelles & Free University of Brussels.

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Clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and treatment of hyponatraemia

TL;DR: The Clinical Practice Guideline on the diagnostic approach and treatment of hyponatraemia is developed as a joint venture of three societies representing specialists with a natural interest in hyponatonemia to obtain a common and holistic view.
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Mild chronic hyponatremia is associated with falls, unsteadiness, and attention deficits.

TL;DR: Mild chronic hyponatremia induces a high incidence of falls possibly as the result of marked gait and attention impairments, and treating these patients might prevent a considerable number of hospitalizations.
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Non-peptide arginine-vasopressin antagonists: the vaptans

TL;DR: The vaptans are orally and intravenously active non-peptide vasopressin receptor antagonists that are in development and have shown initial positive results in the treatment of Raynaud's disease, dysmenorrhoea, and tocolysis.
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Mild hyponatremia and risk of fracture in the ambulatory elderly.

TL;DR: Mild asymptomatic hypon atremia is associated with bone fracture in ambulatory elderly and avoiding iatrogenic hyponatremia or treating hyponAtremia may decrease the number of bone fractures in this population.
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Therapy of hyponatremia in cirrhosis with a vasopressin receptor antagonist: A randomized double-blind multicenter trial

TL;DR: An orally active vasopressin receptor antagonist can correct hyponatremia in patients with Cirrhosis and ascites and represents a novel therapy of water retention in cirrhosis.