How to prevent varices from bleeding: shades of grey--the case for nonselective beta blockers

Gastroenterology. 2007 Dec;133(6):2029-36. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.10.028. Epub 2007 Oct 22.

Authors

Ulrich Thalheimer¹, Jaime Bosch, Andrew K Burroughs

Affiliation

¹ Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Unit, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 18054573
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.10.028

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / drug therapy*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / physiopathology
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / prevention & control*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Hemodynamics
Humans
Propranolol / therapeutic use*

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Propranolol