TY - JOUR AU - Lattanzi, Barbara AU - Di Gregorio, Vincenza AU - D’Ambrosio, Daria AU - Merli, Manuela PY - 2017 TI - The use of non-selective beta-blockers in patients with cirrhosis: more doubts than certainties JF - AME Medical Journal; Vol 2 (August 2017): Ame Medical Journal Y2 - 2017 KW - N2 - Since 1980s non-selective beta-blockers (NSBBs) have become the cornerstone of medical treatment for portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients (1). Yet, the evidence for their efficacy to prevent variceal bleeding is derived from prospective trials which largely excluded patients with refractory ascites and renal failure that are patients in which the use of beta-blockers is nowadays under debate (2). UR - https://amj.amegroups.org/article/view/3994