β‐blocker therapy for prophylaxis of initial variceal hemorrhage: Has its time come?

In a double‐blind randomized trial, the hemodynamic events following the administration of propranolol (n = 51) or a placebo (n = 51) were prospectively studied in cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices. The hepatic venous pressure gradient, heart rate, and variceal size were determined at the b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 1991-07, Vol.14 (1), p.204-206
1. Verfasser:	Reynolds, Telfer B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - therapeutic use Esophageal and Gastric Varices - complications Hemodynamics Hemorrhage - prevention & control Humans Propranolol - therapeutic use Prospective Studies
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