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Anorexigens and Pulmonary Hypertension in the United States: Results from the Surveillance of North American Pulmonary Hypertension

This 2000 prospective surveillance study assessed the association between anorexigen use and pulmonary hypertension (PH) across 12 North American referral centers. Among 579 patients, 205 had primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and 374 had secondary PH (SPH). The study found a significant association between fenfluramine use and PPH, with an adjusted

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