Severe carvedilol toxicity without overdose - caution in cirrhosis

• Main Authors: Satish Maharaj (Author), Karan Seegobin (Author), Julio Perez-Downes (Author), Belinda Bajric (Author), Simone Chang (Author), Pramod Reddy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Carvedilol is used in the management of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and most recently, portal hypertension. It has been associated with improved outcomes regarding variceal bleeding, hepatic decompensation and death when compared to propranolol and endosco...