Acute variceal bleeding in patients on primary prophylaxis with nonselective beta-blockers: A poor prognosis factor?

Hepatology. 2017 May;65(5):1774. doi: 10.1002/hep.28979. Epub 2017 Mar 30.

Authors

Javier Martínez¹, Luis Téllez¹, Agustin Albillos^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, University of Alcalá, IRYCIS.
² Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 27943346
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28979

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Esophageal and Gastric Varices*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage*
Humans
Ligation
Liver Cirrhosis
Prognosis

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists