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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128 Endoscopic banding ligation versus propranolol for the primary prevention of variceal bleeding in cirrhosis: a randomized controlled multicenter trial
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- Book ID
- 119530037
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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