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Published on: May 16, 2020
Dilated cardiomyopathy following use of xenadrine EFX
Graziano Riccioni1, Giuseppe Speziale2, Luca Scotti3
1Intensive Cardiology Care Unit, San Camillo De Lellis Hospital, Manfredonia, Foggia, Italy griccioni@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
We describe a case of a 35-year-old man presented at the emergency room of our institution with acute onset of dyspnea and dizziness. He was a body builder and had been using Xenadrine EFX for weight loss reduction. The laboratory analyses were normal. A chest radiograph showed an enlarged cardiac silhouette with clear lung fields. Transtoracic two-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography revealed a diffuse hypokinesia with a marked decreased in systolic function and a high teledyastolic diameter. This case document the possible relation to use of Xenadrine EFX for weight loss and the recurrence of dilated cardiomyopathy.
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