title: Ask the doctor. I took the diet drug sibutramine (Meridia) for two months but stopped when I heard that its use had been linked to some deaths. During this time I developed mitral valve regurgitation. Could this have been a side effect of Meridia?
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003503:Cyclobutanes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D003503:Cyclobutanes; C058254:sibutramine