Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2863806 The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Octreotide treatment in patients with EVH can result in decreased serum ACE levels, which correlated with the dose of octreotide. The decline in serum ACE levels may be involved in the mechanisms by which octreotide lowers portal vein pressure in EVH treatment.
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Serum Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Levels and the Therapeutic Effects of Octreotide in Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage
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