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Studies Into Fen-Phen PatientsA study published recently by the Mayo Clinic looked at patients who took the fen-phen cocktail of weight loss drugs, while a second study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, dealt with people who took dexfenfluramine alone. The Mayo study looked at a small group - 30 men and women who were participating in a trial of the two drugs that was terminated when the "fen" part of the combination was withdrawn. Of the 19 people who took fen-phen instead of a placebo, five developed mild valve abnormalities, or 26 percent. But six months after the patients went off the drugs, all five showed improvement, and three no longer appeared to have drug-related valve disease.
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