Not Signed In - Parkinson's drugs linked to heart valve trouble
Sat, 06 Jan 2007 08:29 PM EST
... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two "dopamine agonist" drugs commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease -- pergolide (Permax; Eli Lily) and cabergoline (Dostinex; Pfizer) -- may raise the risk of heart valve regurgitation, according to the findings of two European studies appearing in The New England Journal of Medicine this week. ...
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- Heart Defects
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- Coronary Heart Disease
- Blockage of the mitral heart valve
- Severe heart valve damage
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Diseases
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Heart and Circulation
- Heart Attack
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Trouble swallowing
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- Diaphragm
- Parkinson's Disease Medications
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