Two Anti Parkinson's Drugs Linked To Leaky Heart Valves
Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:00 PM EST
... Two studies, one on UK patients and another on Italian patients suggest that two types of drug for treating Parkinson's disease may be causing leaky heart valves (cardiac-valve regurgitation).The drugs in question are the ergot-derived dopamine receptor agonists "pergolide" and "cabergoline". [click link for full article] ...
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