Mean ± SD, median and interquartile ranges. Reference interval in parentheses. *The percentage of patients treated with beta-blockers before start of study. Compared with controls ¤ p<0.05. Abbreviati
Description of baseline parameters such as age, sex, and etiology of patients with liver cirrhosis and labMELD-score; grouped by Child-Turcotte-Pugh score.aIncluding primary sclerosing cholangitis and