Cessation of recurrent bleeding from gastrointestinal angiodysplasia, after beta blocker treatment in a patient with hypertrophic subaortic stenosis--a case history.
The authors present the case of an elderly patient suffering from obstructive cardiomyopathy and bleeding colonic angiodysplasia. After treatment with propranolol, the bleeding stopped without recurrence.
Schwartz
J
J
Shmuel-Harofe Hospital, Geriatric Medical Center, Beer-Yaacov, Israel.
Rozenfeld
V
V
Habot
B
B
D000368:Aged; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008551:Melena / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence
D011433:Propranolol