Cardiovascular Side Effects of Antiobesity Drugs

Cardiovascular side effects of antiobesity drugs: a yellow flag in the race to safe pharmacotherapy for obesity.

The global surge in obesity with its attendant increase in diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease is provoking alarm. Fortunately, the surge in obesity has been paralleled by a revolution in understanding the biological regulation of appetite, metabolism, and adiposity.1,2 Mushrooming discoveries are identifying new pathways regulating appetite and metabolism....

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A 55-year-old Caucasian man with a history of thyrotoxicosis treated with carbimazole was admitted to hospital in January 1976 with epigastric pain and weight loss. Laparotomy disclosed an antral carcinoma of the stomach with extensive lymph node disease, and local resection was carried out. Histological examination confirmed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with mestastases in lymph nodes....