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      Dopamine agonists and the risk of cardiac-valve regurgitation.

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          Case reports and echocardiographic studies suggest that the ergot-derived dopamine agonists pergolide and cabergoline, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and the restless legs syndrome, may increase the risk of cardiac-valve regurgitation.

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          Journal
          N. Engl. J. Med.
          The New England journal of medicine
          New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)
          1533-4406
          0028-4793
          Jan 04 2007
          : 356
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Charité Campus Mitte, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin.
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          356/1/29
          10.1056/NEJMoa062222
          17202453
          55155736-b95d-4b9d-acb5-cec6c245d417
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