Endocrine Abstracts

Background: There is growing evidence that ergot dopamine agonists (DA) may induce cardiac valve regurgitation (CVR) in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD). It is unclear whether the CVR risk is increased with ergot-DA use in persons with hyperprolactinemia, in whom the dose is much lower.Objective: To assess the association between ergot and non-ergot DAs and CVR in patients with hyperprolactinemia and PD.Methods: Nested ca...