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Ergotamine-derived dopamine agonists and left ventricular function in Parkinson patients: systolic and diastolic function studied by conventional echocardiography, tissue Doppler imaging, and two-dimensional speckle tracking.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18490274     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: Ergot-derived dopamine agonists (EDDA) induce fibrotic heart valve disease. We aimed to investigate whether EDDA treatment also affects left ventricular (LV) function. METHODS AND RESULTS: Myocardial function was evaluated in 110 Parkinson patients [mean age (63.4 +/- 9.0 years)] treated for at least 6 months with either EDDA (n = 71) or non-EDDA (n = 39). LV ejection fraction did not differ between EDDA and non-EDDA patients [63 +/- 4% vs. 65 +/- 4% (ns)]. There was no difference in prevalence of diastolic dysfunction between EDDA and non-EDDA patients [7% vs. 8% (ns)]. Finally, averaged LV systolic myocardial strain and longitudinal displacement analysed by means of two-dimensional speckle tracking showed no difference between EDDA and non-EDDA patients [strain: 19 +/- 3% vs. 19 +/- 2% (ns) and longitudinal displacement: 12 +/- 2 mm vs. 12 +/- 2 mm (ns)]. Elevated p-NT-proBNP was found in 38% of EDDA patients and in 59% of non-EDDA patients (ns). CONCLUSION: In contrast to the well-established association between EDDA treatment and valvular fibrosis, EDDA did not have a detectable adverse impact on myocardial systolic and diastolic function.
Authors:
Vibeke Guldbrand Rasmussen; Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen; Erik Dupont; Karen Ostergaard; Gholamhossein Safikhany; Henrik Egeblad
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-05-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1532-2114     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-24     Completed Date:  2009-01-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100890618     Medline TA:  Eur J Echocardiogr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  803-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Biological Markers / blood
Diastole
Dopamine Agonists / adverse effects*,  therapeutic use
Echocardiography / methods*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed
Ergotamine / adverse effects*,  therapeutic use
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / ultrasonography
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood
Parkinson Disease / blood,  drug therapy,  ultrasonography*
Retrospective Studies
Systole
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / ultrasonography
Ventricular Function, Left* / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Dopamine Agonists; 113-15-5/Ergotamine; 114471-18-0/Natriuretic Peptide, Brain

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