[Valvular heart disease associated with ergotamine].
Ergotamine is used to abort or prevent migraine. The most common adverse reactions are nausea, vomiting, myalgia, diarrhea or mouth dryness, and the contraindications are peripheral vascular disease because of its vasospastic effect, and liver disease because the drug is metabolized in this organ. Its effects on the heart are less frequent and less well known. We report two patients on long-term ergotamine treatment who developed valvular disorders.
Martínez Quintana
Efrén
E
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. efrenmq@eresmas.com
Llorens León
Rafael
R
Redondo Martínez
Elena
E
Nieto Lago
Vicente
V
Jiménez Cabrera
Francisco
F
Gross Kastanovitz
Egon
E
D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D004878:Ergotamine