. still an alternative in com- bination with nitrates. Terlipressin Terlipressin is an N-triglycyl-8-lysine-vasopressin, a synthetic analogue of the vasopressin, developed in 19 64 in Prague. It causes. Dis 2003; 21: 5 DOI: 10 .11 59/0000 713 32 Editorial ABC Fax + 41 61 306 12 34 E-Mail karger@karger.ch www.karger.com © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel 0257–2753/03/0 211 –0005 $19 .50/0 Accessible online at: www.karger.com/ddi Acute. decreases portal flow and flow in the azygos veins in a 4-hour interval and the dose of 1 mg has a similar effect [25]. Interesting is the combination with octreotide. In rats, administration of both