title: [Valvular heart disease associated with ergotamine].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. efrenmq@eresmas.com
authors.forename: Efrén
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez Quintana
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Llorens León
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Redondo Martínez
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nieto Lago
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiménez Cabrera
authors.forename: Egon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gross Kastanovitz
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D004878:Ergotamine