Valve disease associated with ergot alkaloid use: echocardiographic and pathologic correlations

Ann Intern Med. 1992 Jul 1;117(1):50-2. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-117-1-50.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography
  • Ergot Alkaloids / adverse effects*
  • Ergotamine / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methysergide / adverse effects
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / chemically induced
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / chemically induced

Substances

  • Ergot Alkaloids
  • Ergotamine
  • Methysergide