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Pulmonary hypertension associated with use of phentermine

Authors
 Woo-Dae Bang  ;  Ji-Ye Kim  ;  Hee-Tae Yu  ;  Sung-Soo Cho  ;  Ji-Yong Jang  ;  Chang-Myung Oh  ;  Boyoung Joung  ;  Hyuk-Jae Chang 
Citation
 YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol.51(6) : 971-973, 2010 
Journal Title
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN
 0513-5796 
Issue Date
2010
MeSH
Adult ; Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use ; Electrocardiography/methods ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary/drug therapy* ; Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology* ; Models, Chemical ; Obesity/drug therapy ; Phentermine/adverse effects* ; Phentermine/therapeutic use* ; Radiography, Thoracic/methods ; Safety ; Sulfonamides/therapeutic use
Keywords
Phentermine ; pulmonary hypertension
Abstract
Weight-control drugs (known as anorexigens) such as fenfluramine have been linked with pulmonary hypertension in previous reports. In our case, a 29 year old woman was admitted for shortness of breath and was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. Three months ago, she had been taking phentermine for five weeks. Other factors that might have contributed to the development of pulmonary hypertension were excluded. With treatment, her symptoms improved. This is the first case that can suggest a possible connection between phenermine single medication with pulmonary hypertension. Phentermine has been considered a relatively safe drug to treat obesity, and further investigation is needed to decide the safety and dosage of phentermine.
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DOI
10.3349/ymj.2010.51.6.971
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Bang, Woo Dae(방우대)
Oh, Chang Myung(오창명)
Yu, Hee Tae(유희태) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6835-4759
Jang, Ji Yong(장지용)
Chang, Hyuk-Jae(장혁재) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-7545
Joung, Bo Young(정보영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9036-7225
Cho, Sung Soo(조성수)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/103205
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