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ea0016p445 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2008

Long-term treatment with dopamine agonists is not associated with increased prevalence of valvular heart disease in patients with prolactinomas

Kars Marleen , Delgado Victoria , Holman Eduard , Feelders Richard , Smit Jan , Romijn Hans , Bax Jeroen , Pereira Alberto

Objective: Treatment with ergot-derived dopamine agonists, pergolide and cabergoline, has been associated with an increased frequency of valvular heart disease in Parkinson’s disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of valvular heart disease in patients treated with dopamine agonists for prolactinomas.Design: Cross-sectional study.Patients: We performed conventional two-dimensional and Doppler echocar...