Aortic and mitral fenfluramine-phentermine valvulopathy in 64 patients treated with anorectic agents

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1555-1561

  Volmar, K E ^a   Hutchins, G M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; FENFLURAMINE; PHENTERMINE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MYOFIBROBLAST;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PHENTERMINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035218345     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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