The portal pressure response to beta-blockade is greater in cirrhotic patients without varices than in those with varices
Escorsell A, Ferayorni L, Bosch J, Garcia-Pagan J, Garcia-Tsao G, Grace N, Rodes J, Groszmann R. The portal pressure response to beta-blockade is greater in cirrhotic patients without varices than in those with varices. Gastroenterology 1997, 112: 2012-2016. PMID: 9178694, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1997.v112.pm9178694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientPortal pressure responseVenous pressure gradientCirrhotic patientsPortal pressurePortal hypertensionDevelopment of varicesSingle oral dosePressure responseSystemic hemodynamicsEsophageal varicesOral doseVaricesPatientsAbstractTextBeneficial effectsHypertensionTimololHgEarly stagesPressure gradientCirrhosisAIMSHemodynamicsDose