Echocardiographic Examination of Women Previously Treated With Fenfluramine
Author(s) -
Ravin Davidoff,
Anne McTiernan,
Ginger D. Constantine,
Kelly Davis,
Gary Balady,
Lisa A. Mendes,
Rebecca E. Rudolph,
Deborah J. Bowen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.161.11.1429
Subject(s) - fenfluramine , medicine , ejection fraction , placebo , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , regurgitation (circulation) , blood pressure , surgery , heart failure , receptor , alternative medicine , pathology , serotonin
Fenfluramine hydrochloride was withdrawn from the market in September 1997 after reports of heart valve abnormalities in patients who used it. The prevalence of echocardiographic abnormalities and the clinical cardiovascular status of patients who received fenfluramine monotherapy remains uncertain.
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