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A publication of the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology. ISSN (online version): 2675-312XISSN (printed version): 2318-8219
Uma publicação do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia. ISSN (versão on-line): 2675-312XISSN (versão impressa): 2318-8219
DOI: 10.5935/2318-8219.20170017
Abstract Cabergoline and bromocriptine are dopaminergic drugs deriving from ergot and used for treating hyperprolactinemic idiopathic disorders or pituitary adenomas, whose mechanism of action results from the reduction of prolactin secretion. Some reports in the literature show that cabergoline can cause valvular heart disease after long-term administration. We report the case of a patient diagnosed with macroprolactinoma who did interleaved use of cabergoline and bromocriptine and developed valvular abnormalities that did not exist before.
Keywords: Bromocriptine/effects adverse; Echocardiography; Heart Valve Diseases/physiopathology; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Prolactinoma/diagnosis; Prolactinoma/surgery