Randomized comparison of long-term carve
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Rafael Bañares; Eduardo Moitinho; Ana Matilla; Juan Carlos García-Pagán; José Lu
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Short-term carvedilol administration is more powerful than propranolol in decreasing hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) in cirrhotic patients, but induces arterial hypotension that may prevent its long-term use in portal hypertensive patients. This study compared the HVPG reduction and safety o