Benfluorex: An active toxin for the development of aortic valve stenosis

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 15:181:328-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.158. Epub 2014 Nov 26.

Affiliations

¹ Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, France.
² Department of Pathology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris-Descartes University, France.
³ Groupement des Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, France.
⁴ Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, France.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France.
⁶ Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25544201
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.158

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic valve stenosis; Benfluorex; Drug-induced valvular heart disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve Stenosis / chemically induced*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
Appetite Depressants / adverse effects*
Female
Fenfluramine / adverse effects
Fenfluramine / analogs & derivatives*
Humans
Middle Aged

Substances

Appetite Depressants
Fenfluramine
benfluorex