Cessation of Recurrent Bleeding from Gastrointestinal Angiodysplasia,After Beta Blocker Treatment in a Patient with Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis—A Case History
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Cessation of Recurrent Bleeding from Gastrointestinal Angiodysplasia,After Beta Blocker Treatment in a Patient with Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis—A Case History
The authors present the case of an elderly patient suffering from obstructive cardiomyopathy and bleeding colonic angiodysplasia. After treatment with propranolol, the bleeding stopped without recurrence.
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