Echocardiographic prevalence of mitral and/or aortic regurgitation in patients exposed to either fenfluramine-phentermine combination or to dexfenfluramine

We evaluated the prevalence of valvular regurgitation in patients who have taken anorectic medications. Two-dimensional echocardiograms with color flow Doppler were recorded in 200 consecutive patients referred to a major metropolitan hospital for evaluation of cardiac function because of a history...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 1999-12, Vol.84 (11), p.1335-1338
Hauptverfasser:	Kancherla, Madhu K, Salti, Hani I, Mulderink, Todd A, Parker, Michele, Bonow, Robert O, Mehlman, David J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve - drug effects Aortic Valve Insufficiency - chemically induced Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve Insufficiency - epidemiology Appetite Depressants - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Blood Flow Velocity - drug effects Cardiovascular disease Dexfenfluramine - adverse effects Drug Combinations Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Echocardiography, Doppler, Color Female Fenfluramine - adverse effects Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve - drug effects Mitral Valve Insufficiency - chemically induced Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Insufficiency - epidemiology Northwestern United States - epidemiology Obesity - drug therapy Pharmacology. Drug treatments Phentermine - adverse effects Prescription drugs Prevalence Pulmonary Wedge Pressure - drug effects Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Toxicity: cardiovascular system Ultrasonic imaging
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