title: Beta-blockers to prevent esophageal varices--an unfulfilled promise.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Sorrell
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D013999:Timolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D013999:Timolol