The low incidence of bacterial infections could be a protective factor against variceal bleeding per se in hemodynamic responders to propranolol.
Senzolo
Marco
M
Cholongitas
Evangelos
E
Marelli
Laura
L
Thalheimer
Ulrich
U
Patch
David
D
Burroughs
Andrew K
AK
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015994:Incidence; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D011433:Propranolol