title: Pulmonary hypertension and fenfluramine.
abstract: Fenfluramine is a widely prescribed anorectic drug as adjuvant therapy for obesity. Pulmonary vascular hypertension after use of fenfluramine is rarely reported. We present a patient with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure after treatment with fenfluramine. Pulmonary hypertension resolved after withdrawal of the drug.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Pouwels
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Cheriex
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Wouters
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005277:Fenfluramine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005277:Fenfluramine