Pulmonary hypertension and dexfenfluramine

✍ Scribed by P. Cacoub; J. C. Piette; P. Godeau; R. Dorent; P. Nataf; I. Gandjbakhch; J. P. Houppe

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 263 KB
• Volume: 48
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0031-6970
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00202179

✦ Synopsis

Appetite suppressants, including aminorex and fenfluramine, have been associated with pulmonary hypertension ever since the well-known outbreak of primary pulmonary hypertension in Europe after treatment with aminorex. The usage of a new anorectic agent, dexfenfluramine, has recently increased dramatically in developed countries. We report 2 new cases of lethal pulmonary hypertension associated with the use of dexfenfluramine.