The low incidence of bacterial infections could be a protective factor against variceal bleeding per se in hemodynamic responders to propranolol [5]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2436-2437

  Senzolo, Marco ^a   Cholongitas, Evangelos ^a   Marelli, Laura ^a   Thalheimer, Ulrich ^a   Patch, David ^a   Burroughs, Andrew K ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; HEPARIN LYASE; PROPRANOLOL;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BLOOD CLOTTING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PROPRANOLOL;

EID: 33749179807     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00742_5.x     Document Type: Letter

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