Effects of the sibutramine therapy on pulmonary artery pressure in obese patients

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Guven A., Koksal N., Cetinkaya A., Sokmen G., Ozdemir R.

DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM, vol.6, no.1, pp.50-55, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 6 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2004
• Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2004.00314.x
• Journal Name: DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.50-55
• Inonu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: Obesity is a major global public health problem. Previous drugs (dexfenfluramine and fenfluramine) used for the treatment of obesity have been withdrawn due to various cardiac side effects. Sibutramine is an anti-obesity agent. The purpose of this study was to assess cardiac valve disease and pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) of the patients who used once daily doses of sibutramine.