B1 selective adrenoreceptor blockade for the long term management of variceal bleeding. A prospective randomised trial to compare oral metoprolol with injection sclerotherapy in cirrhosis.

Oral metoprolol, in a dose sufficient to reduce resting pulse rate by 25%, was compared with repeated injection sclerotherapy for the long term management of variceal bleeding. The prospective, randomised study was undertaken in 32 patients with biopsy proven cirrhosis and variceal bleeding who were...

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Main Authors: Westaby, D, Melia, W M, Macdougall, B R, Hegarty, J E, Gimson, A E, Williams, R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1985
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1432511/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3884469
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