Use of non-selective beta blockers in cirrhosis: The evidence we need before closing (or not) the window
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Nonselective Beta-blockers in Patients with Cirrhosis: "the Therapeutic Window".
For over 30 years, nonselective beta-blockers (NSBB) have been successfully used for preventing variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Nevertheless, recent studies suggest that NSBB may be effective only within a particular "therapeutic window" in patients with advanced liver disease. Outside of this window, in early stages of cirrhosis and in very advanced cirrho...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2265