Objective To assess the clinical and haemodynamic effects of carvedilol for patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources We searched ...

Carvedilol was introduced several years ... and thus appears to be a promising agent in the treatment of portal hypertension. A new report by Reiberger and colleagues (2013) provides data on ...

[117] Carvedilol is a novel vasodilating nonselective ... may be useful as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of portal hypertension. While organic nitrates reduce portohepatic pressure, they ...