1.   After visiting a heart specialist, Tom discovered she had heart valve damage, court papers said.

2.   But fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine were later withdrawn from the market amid concerns that they caused heart valve damage.

3.   Devereux evaluated three studies that confirm much higher rates of heart valve damage among people who took the drug.

4.   Even if those people are not ill, the lawyers said, they will get money to pay for a test to look for heart valve damage.

5.   Fen-phen, a popular diet drug combination had recently been pulled from the market because it was suspected of causing heart valve damage.

6.   Health officials emphasized the need for detailed studies to assess more accurately the frequency and severity of the heart valve damage in users of the drugs compared with nonusers.

7.   In a follow-up study published last week, researchers from the clinic concluded that the valve damage appeared to improve after patients stopped taking the pills.

8.   In another lawsuit, Edna Ewing said she suffered heart valve damage from taking the drug known as Redux.

9.   In one lawsuit, Maria Ubaldo of Independence said she suffered heart valve damage from taking a combination of Pondimin and phentermine.

10.   No studies linked this drug with the heart valve damage.