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Parkinson's drug may raise risk of valve trouble
In some cases, patients taking a Parkinson's drug called cabergoline may experience damage to heart valves, a study suggests. High cumulative doses of and long-term treatment with this drug are risk factors for the development of "valvulopathy," Japanese doctors report in the journal Neurology this month.
Cabergoline is a so-called dopamine agonist used to control movement problems caused by Parkinson's disease. Other dopamine agonists include pergolide and pramipexole.....MORE
In some cases, patients taking a Parkinson's drug called cabergoline may experience damage to heart valves, a study suggests. High cumulative doses of and long-term treatment with this drug are risk factors for the development of "valvulopathy," Japanese doctors report in the journal Neurology this month.
Cabergoline is a so-called dopamine agonist used to control movement problems caused by Parkinson's disease. Other dopamine agonists include pergolide and pramipexole.....MORE