Abstract:Objective: Propranolol, a β-adrenergic blocker, has been reported to reduce portal pressure in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and thereby might be useful in the prophylaxis of variceal bleeding. Since it is not known if the response of patients with portal hypertension due to hepatitis C virus is similar, systemic and portal hemodynamic response to propranolol was evaluated in 10 patients with portal hypertension and hepatitis C virus infection. Methods: Patients were studied before the intravenous infusion… Show more
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