Carvedilol vs endoscopic variceal ligation for primary and secondary prevention of variceal bleeding: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSION: Carvedilol had similar efficacy to EVL in preventing the first variceal bleeding in cirrhosis patients with esophageal varices. It was superior to EVL alone for secondary prevention of variceal bleeding in regard to all-cause mortality reduction. PMID: 31183006 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31183006?dopt=Abstract

Source: World Journal of Hepatology - June 13, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: World J Hepatol Source Type: research