Low doses of isosorbide mononitrate attenuate the postprandial increase in portal pressure in patients with cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 378-384

  Bellis, Lia ^b   Berzigotti, Annalisa ^b   Abraldes, Juan G ^b   Moitinho, Eduardo ^b   García Pagán, Juan C ^b   Bosch, Jaime ^a   Rodés, Juan ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0037308223     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50053     Document Type: Article

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