Cor Vasa 2002, 43(2):99-100
Valve involvement during treatment with anorectic agents: echocardiographic follow-up
- III. interní-kardiologická klinika Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady a 3. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Česká republika
Using echocardiography, valvular structural changes, demonstrated by other authors after long-term treatment, were assessed in a series of our 28 patients treated with serotoninergic anorectic agents. Major valvular regurgitation was not observed in any of our patients. This is most likely to be due to the generally lower dose of the anorectic and shorter duration of therapy compared with large groups evaluated in international studies.
Keywords: Anorectics; Serotonin; Connective tissue valvular thickening
Published: February 1, 2002 Show citation