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doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-311527.
Epub 2016 Mar 2.
Red signs and not severity of cirrhosis should determine non-selective β-blocker treatment in Child-Pugh C cirrhosis with small varices: increased risk of hepatorenal syndrome and death beyond 6 months of propranolol use
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Red signs and not severity of cirrhosis should determine non-selective β-blocker treatment in Child-Pugh C cirrhosis with small varices: increased risk of hepatorenal syndrome and death beyond 6 months of propranolol use
Gut.
2016 Jul.
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Keywords: ASCITES; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION.
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U.K. guidelines on the management of variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients.Gut. 2015 Nov;64(11):1680-704. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309262. Epub 2015 Apr 17. Gut. 2015. PMID: 25887380 Free PMC article.
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