Ventricular fibrillation coinciding with phentermine initiation.
A 70-year-old woman developed ventricular fibrillation subsequent to initiation of phentermine therapy. She was hospitalised and experienced recurrent ventricular fibrillation. During cardiac catheterisation, she was found to have a right coronary artery vasospasm, which resolved with intravenous nitroglycerin. Her phentermine was discontinued and the patient remained symptom free at last follow-up.
Department of Internal Medicine, Cone Health, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. tobbia@gmail.com
Patrick
P
Tobbia
Leslie A
LA
Norris
Lawrence D
LD
Klima
D000368:Aged; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010645:Phentermine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D028761:Withholding Treatment
D001067:Appetite Depressants; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D010645:Phentermine; D005996:Nitroglycerin