title: [Constrictive pericarditis caused by carbergoline].
abstract: A 72-year-old male with paralysis agitans presented with symptoms and findings of constrictive pericarditis (CP). One year prior, he had a minor lateral MI. The patient had been treated with cabergoline for four years. At pericardiectomy, a thickened pericardium of 1-1,5 cm encased the right side of the heart. The pericardium was normal in the infarction area. Dopamine agonists pergolide and cabergoline for treatment of Parkinson s disease have been associated with development of CP. The absence of pericardial thickening in the infarction area suggests cabergoline as a probable cause.
authors.affiliation: Arhus Universitetshospital, Aalborg Sygehus, Kardiovaskulaert Forskningscenter, Kardiologisk Afdeling S, DK-9100 Aalborg. sph@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Søren Pihlkjaer
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hjortshøj
authors.forename: Steen Hvitfeldt
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Jan Jesper
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Andreasen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000077465:Cabergoline; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004873:Ergolines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D004873:Ergolines; D000077465:Cabergoline