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Cabergoline and the risk of valvular lesions in endocrine disease.

Departments of ¹ , Cardiology and ² Endocrinology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Domaine Universitaire du Sart-Tilman, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium

(Correspondence should be addressed to P Lancellotti; Email: plancellotti{at}chu.ulg.ac.be)

A Beckers (albert.beckers{at}chu.ulg.ac.be)

Aims: The cardiac valvular risk associated with lower exposure to cabergoline in common endocrine conditions such as hyperprolactinemia is unknown.

Methods and results: We performed a cross-sectional, case–control echocardiographic study to assess the valvular status in 102 subjects receiving cabergoline for endocrine disorders and 51 matched control subjects. Cabergoline treatment ranged from 12 to 228 months, with a cumulative dose of 18–1718 mg. Valvular regurgitation was equally prevalent in both groups and was almost exclusively mild. Two cabergoline-treated subjects had moderate mitral regurgitation; there was no relationship between cabergoline dose and the presence or severity of mitral valve regurgitation (P=NS). Mitral valve tenting area was significantly greater in the cabergoline group when compared with the control subjects (P=0.03). Mitral valve leaflet thickening was observed in 5.9% of cabergoline-treated subjects; no relationship with the cumulative cabergoline dose was found. No patient had aortic or tricuspid valvular restriction.

Conclusion: No significantly increased risk of clinically relevant cardiac valve disorders was found in subjects treated with long-term cabergoline therapy at the doses used in endocrine practice. While exposure to cabergoline appears to be safe during low-dose long-term therapy, an association with subclinical changes in mitral valve geometry cannot be completely excluded.

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