摘要: Relates that the combined use of fenfluramine and phentermine (fen-phen) may lead to heart-valve problems. Mayo Clinic study identifying 24 women who developed heart-valve problems after using fen-phen for approximately one year; Drug indications....
Elsewhere, the FDA won't re-examine safety data from fen-phen, the recalled diet drug tied to heart damage, as they review a new generation of weight-loss pills led by Vivus Inc.'s (Mountain View CA) Qnexa that use some of the same ingredients. FDA roundup: VisionCare Inc * $3.75 ...
Heart-valvedamage was found in 80 fen-phen patients.Also in July, a medical examiner blamed fen-phen in part forthe July heart attack that killed 53-year-old Pat Mishcon, thewife of North Miami Beach's mayor.It was about that time the number of local doctors writingprescriptions for the...
Fen-Phen, Redux and Pondimin These diet drugs were removed from the market in 1997 but consumers are still suffering the health damage done by these products. The Fen Phen drugs caused heart valve damage and a frequently fatal condition known as Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) or Primary...
In search of a 'magic' pill to treat obesity: the rise and fall of 'Fen-Phen.' METHODS: We identified valvular heart disease in 24 women treated with fenfluramine-phentermine who had no history of cardiac disease. Journal abstracts: valvular heart disease associated with fenfluramine-phentermi...
A 52-year-old woman had a transesophageal echocardiogram 1 year before starting to take fen–phen, and had no significant valvular disease. She presented a year later with a new heart murmur and eventually required isolated aortic valve replacement. Pathological evaluation of the excised aortic val...