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August 29, 1996New England Journal of Medicine1,170 citationsOpen Access

Appetite-Suppressant Drugs and the Risk of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

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LALucien AbenhaimLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineYMYola MorideRutgers, The State University of New JerseyFBFrançois BrenotUniversité Paris-Sud

Key Points

  • This research examines the association between anorexic drugs and the risk of developing primary pulmonary hypertension.
  • Analysis of data correlating the use of anorexic drugs with incidence of primary pulmonary hypertension.
  • Increased incidence of primary pulmonary hypertension in users of anorexic drugs compared to non-users.
  • Recommendation for active surveillance in individuals using appetite-suppressant drugs.

Abstract

The use of anorexic drugs was associated with the development of primary pulmonary hypertension. Active surveillance for this disease should be considered, particularly since their use is expected to increase in the near future.

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Abenhaim et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56ee875589c71d767d79bhttps://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199608293350901
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