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We first evaluated studies reporting echocardiographic prevalence of FDA-positive valvulopathy (mild or greater AR and moderate or greater MR) [ 2 ] among subjects who had taken either fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine (alone or in combination with phentermine) and in matched controls [ 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ] . In most of these studies, echocardiograms were performed after the drugs had been discontinued and were read without knowledge of prior drug exposure by multiple readers (table 1).
Dr. Hopkins and Dr. Polukoff have been retained as consultants for plaintiff attorneys representing persons who have taken fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine.
The search for studies included examination of prior meta-analyses and reviews, MEDLINE search (using the terms fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine, diet drugs, echocardiogram or echocardiographic, and valvular heart disease), and review of references of identified articles.
We first sought to identify all published studies with echocardiographic assessment of cardiac valve regurgitation in persons exposed to fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine and in suitable controls.
This week, the FDA reported 58 new cases of abnormal heart valves in patients on fen-phen, and the Journal of the American Medical Association reported animal evidence linking both dexfenfluramine and fenfluramine to toxic brain effects.
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