Short‐term effects of propranolol on portal venous pressure
Garcia‐Tsao G, Grace N, Groszmann R, Conn H, Bermann M, Patrick M, Morse S, Alberts J. Short‐term effects of propranolol on portal venous pressure. Hepatology 1986, 6: 101-106. PMID: 3943775, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840060119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientVenous pressure gradientPropranolol plasma levelsHeart rateVenous pressurePlasma levelsMean baseline hepatic venous pressure gradientBaseline hepatic venous pressure gradientHepatic venous pressureBlood pressure responsePortal venous pressureEffect of propranololBaseline laboratoryAlcoholic cirrhosisPortal hypertensionPortal pressureLaboratory parametersLiver diseasePropranolol administrationAdditional dosesHemodynamic parametersOral administrationShort-term effectsPropranololPatients