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Is it okay to use Citalopram (Celexa) if one has an ascending aortic aneurysm and abnormal bileaflet valve?

Is using Citalopram with an ascending aortic aneurysm and an abnormal bileaflet valve a good idea?

submitted by Mike from Seattle on 5/29/2014

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by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, Roberto Lufschanowski, MD  

Roberto Lufschanowski, MDAs far as I know, there is no relationship or contraindication. 

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