Open AccessErgotamine-derived dopamine agonists and left ventricular function in Parkinson patients: systolic and diastolic function studied by conventional echocardiography, tissue Doppler imaging, and two-dimensional speckle tracking
Author(s) -
Vibeke Guldbrand Rasmussen,
Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen,
E. Dupont,
Karen Østergaard,
G. Safikhany,
Henrik Egeblad
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1525-2167
pISSN - 1532-2114
DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jen160
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ejection fraction , diastole , speckle tracking echocardiography , blood pressure , heart failure
Ergot-derived dopamine agonists (EDDA) induce fibrotic heart valve disease. We aimed to investigate whether EDDA treatment also affects left ventricular (LV) function.
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