Phentermine and the Failing Heart: A Case of Phentermine Associated Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Pulmonary Hypertension

Authors

• Nisha Puri, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Cecil Jnawali, Medical University of South Carolina
• Ethan Wincler, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus
• Ryan Scagliarini, Medical University of South Carolina
• Dmitri Zbarsky, HCA Healthcare
• Julie Worthington, HCA HealthcareFollow

Files

Division

South Atlantic

Hospital

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026

Keywords

phentermine, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, hypertension, pulmonary, case reports

Disciplines

Cardiovascular Diseases | Internal Medicine | Medical Pharmacology | Medicine and Health Sciences

Original Publisher

HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education

Recommended Citation

Puri, Nisha; Jnawali, Cecil; Wincler, Ethan; Scagliarini, Ryan; Zbarsky, Dmitri; and Worthington, Julie, "Phentermine and the Failing Heart: A Case of Phentermine Associated Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Pulmonary Hypertension" (2026). South Atlantic Division GME Research Days 2026. 99.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/southatlantic2026/99