Randomized controlled trial of carvedilol versus variceal band ligation for the prevention of the first variceal bleed

Current therapy for preventing the first variceal bleed includes beta‐blocker and variceal band ligation (VBL). VBL has lower bleeding rates, with no differences in survival, whereas beta‐blocker therapy can be limited by side effects. Carvedilol, a non‐cardioselective vasodilating beta‐blocker, is...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2009-09, Vol.50 (3), p.825-833
Hauptverfasser:	Tripathi, Dhiraj, Ferguson, James W., Kochar, Narendra, Leithead, Joanna A., Therapondos, George, Mcavoy, Norma C., Stanley, Adrian J., Forrest, Ewan H., Hislop, William S., Mills, Peter R., Hayes, Peter C.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - therapeutic use Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Carbazoles - therapeutic use Cardiology. Vascular system Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Esophageal and Gastric Varices - mortality Esophageal and Gastric Varices - prevention & control Esophageal and Gastric Varices - surgery Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - mortality Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - prevention & control Humans Hypertension, Portal - complications Hypertension, Portal - drug therapy Ligation - methods Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Propanolamines - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome
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