1. After the Olympics, Kanu joined Inter, and doctors for the Milanese club discovered a heart valve problem, and his career appeared over. 2. Doctors at some medical centers say they are starting to examine fen-phen patients for heart valve problems. 3. Doctors had told us that his heart had an inoperable valve problem and that it was just a matter of time. 4. If a patient has had a murmur or symptoms of heart valve problems, he or she should be examined by an ultrasound test of the heart called echocardiography. 5. Knoll said the company could find no more evidence of heart valve problems among sibutramine users than study subjects given placebos, or dummy pills. 6. Last September the company had to withdraw Redux from the market after the drug was linked to heart valve problems. 7. Knoll officials said two studies showed no increased risk of heart valve problems for patients taking Meridia compared to those on placebo. 8. Meantime, airlines have been making changes in their emergency manuals and have been training pilots in how to deal with the valve problem should it occur. 9. Some heart valve problems were first detected more than three years ago in Belgium and reported to local officials. 10. The action was based on data documenting asymptomatic heart valve problems among one-third of patients taking one or the other drug for weight loss. |