Sub-aortic obstruction of left ventricular outflow tract secondary to benfluorex-induced endocardial fibrosis

Sub-aortic obstruction of left ventricular outflow tract secondary to benfluorex-induced endocardial fibrosis

Patients exposed to benfluorex have an increased risk of restrictive organic valvular heart disease. Aortic and mitral regurgitations caused by fibrotic valve disease are the most common features observed in exposure to fenfluramine derivatives in general and benfluorex in particular. We report here...

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Main Authors: Catherine Szymanski, Sylvestre Maréchaux, Patrick Bruneval, Michel Andréjak, Vincent Thomas de Montpréville, Emre Belli, Christophe Tribouilloy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906715300294

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