title: Con: Primary prophylaxis for patients with small esophageal varices from cirrhosis: let the buyer beware.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Liver Disease Study Group, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. talwalkar.jayant@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Jayant A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Talwalkar
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018890:Chemoprevention; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists