Study shows carvedilol is effective in preventing variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 06:21
in Health & Medicine
Patients with cirrhosis are at risk for developing portal hypertension that can lead to the formation, dilation, and rupture of oesophageal varices. The annual incidence of oesophageal varices is approximately 5% and one third of those will bleed...