Propranolol improves endothelial dysfunction in advanced cirrhosis: the 'endothelial exhaustion' hypothesis

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Liver Transplant Unit, Adventista Silvestre Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
• ² Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Department of Gastroenterology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
• ³ Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
• ⁴ Liver Transplant Unit, Adventista Silvestre Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Departament of Surgery, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
• ⁵ Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research on Vascular Biology (BioVasc), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.