Beta-blockers like propranolol can decrease portal venous pressure and prevent complications.

诸如之类β阻滞剂可以降低门静脉压力，并预防并发症。

It was found fairly early on that a drug widely prescribed to control blood pressure in humans — a beta-blocker called Propranolol — could be used to prevent the reconsolidation of fear memories in rats.

在很早时候就已经发现，一种广泛用于控制人血压药——名为 “普萘洛尔” β—阻滞剂——在老鼠身上能阻止恐惧记忆再巩固。