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Fatal postoperative systemic pulmonary hypertension in benfluorex-induced valvular heart disease surgery: A case report

Published inMedicine, vol. 96, no. 2, e4985
Publication date2017
Abstract

Drug-induced valvular heart disease (DI-VHD) remains an under-recognized entity.

Keywords
  • Appetite Depressants/adverse effects
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fenfluramine/adverse effects/analogs & derivatives
  • Heart Valve Diseases/chemically induced/complications/surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications/etiology
Citation (ISO format)
BAUFRETON, Christophe et al. Fatal postoperative systemic pulmonary hypertension in benfluorex-induced valvular heart disease surgery: A case report. In: Medicine, 2017, vol. 96, n° 2, p. e4985. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004985
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