To address concerns about the long-term safety of using dopamine agonists to treat patients with hyperprolactinemia Valassi and colleagues carried out a systematic review of the literature. Although the results show no increased risk of valvular heart disease, lengthy prospective follow-up studies are needed in patients requiring long-term high dose regimens.
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Droogmans, S., Van Camp, G. Valvulopathy in patients treated for hyperprolactinemia?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 6, 357–358 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2010.90
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