Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:1167-1170
Copyright © 1982 by American Psychiatric Association
Heart failure during treatment of anorexia nervosa
PS Powers
The author presents data on three anorectic patients who developed heart
failure during the nutritional rehabilitation phase of their treatment.
After discussing possible reasons for the patients' cardiac decompensation,
she suggests procedures for the prevention and early detection of heart
failure in anorectic patients during the recovery phase.