Nadolol plus Isosorbide Mononitrate Compared with Sclerotherapy for the Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding
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- 20 June 1996
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 334 (25) , 1624-1629
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199606203342502
Abstract
Patients who have bleeding from esophageal varices are at high risk for rebleeding and death. We compared the efficacy and safety of endoscopic sclerotherapy with the efficacy and safety of nadolol plus isosorbide mononitrate for the prevention of variceal rebleeding.Keywords
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