Nadolol plus spironolactone in the prophylaxis of first variceal bleed in nonascitic cirrhotic patients: A preliminary study

Hepatology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 359-365

  Abecasis, Raquel ^a,f   Kravetz, David ^a   Fassio, Eduardo ^b   Ameigeiras, Beatriz ^c   Garcia, Daniel ^d   Isla, Rogelio ^e   Landeira, Graciela ^b   Dominguez, Nora ^b   Romero, Gustavo ^a   Argonz, Julio ^a   Terg, Ruben ^a  

^a Liver Unit   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL PROFESOR ALEJANDRO POSADAS   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL RAMOS MEJÍA   (Argentina)

^d Hospital Municipal   (Argentina)

^e Hospital Israelita   (Argentina)

^f Museo de Ciencias Naturales Tuyú Mapu   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; NADOLOL; RENIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASTHENIA; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DISEASE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; GYNECOMASTIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; VERTIGO;

EID: 0037308188     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50032     Document Type: Article

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