Myocardial infarction associated with sibutramine use: case report and discussion.
We present the case of a young woman presenting to a military field hospital in Afghanistan with a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) associated with the diet drug sibutramine. We also provide a brief literature review on the association between sibutramine and myocardial infarction.
Fernandez
William G
WG
NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit, Kandahar Air Field, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Biswas
Abhik K
AK
D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003503:Cyclobutanes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
D001067:Appetite Depressants; D003503:Cyclobutanes; C058254:sibutramine