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Table 2. Diuretics used on the First Day of Trial Drug Administration.

Item/category Tolvaptan (N = 46) Placebo (N = 45) p value
Use of diuretic 0.6216
 Loop diuretic alone 21 (45.7%) 18 (40.0%)
 Loop + Spironolactone 19 (41.3%) 24 (53.3%)
 Loop + Spironolactone + Thiazide 3 (6.5%) 2 (4.4%)
 Loop + Thiazide 3 (6.5%) 1 (2.2%)
Dose of loop diuretic* 0.3585
 < 40 mg/day 6 (13.0%) 9 (20.0%)
 40 mg/day-80 mg/day 36 (78.3%) 29 (64.4%)
 ≥ 80 mg/day 4 (8.7%) 7 (15.6%)

* Flurosemide oral form equivalence.