Benfluorex and Unexplained Valvular Heart Disease: A Case-Control Study

BACKGROUND: Recent case reports suggest that benfluorex, a fenfluramine derivative used in the management of overweight diabetic patients and dyslipidemia, is associated with cardiac valve regurgitation. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study. Eligible patients were those admitted in the cardiol...

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Autores principales: Frachon, Irène, Etienne, Yves, Jobic, Yannick, Le Gal, Grégoire, Humbert, Marc, Leroyer, Christophe
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20405030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010128

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20405030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010128

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