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Migraine and cardiovascular disease: A population-based study

Neurology, 2010

Objectives: Although the relationship between migraine and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been studied, several questions remain unanswered. Herein we contrast the rate of diagnosed CVD as well as of risk factors for CVD in individuals with migraine with and without aura (MA and MO) and in controls.

Migraine and cardiovascular disease: Possible mechanisms of interaction

Neurology, 2009

Migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), is an established risk factor for ischemic lesions of the brain. Recent evidence has also linked migraine to a broader range of ischemic vascular disorders including angina, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, claudication, and cardiovascular mortality. The mechanisms which link migraine to ischemic vascular disease remain uncertain and are likely to be complex. Cortical spreading depression, the presumed substrate of aura, may directly predispose to brain lesions and that would explain why MA is consistently demonstrated as a risk factor for cerebral ischemia, while for migraine without aura (MO), the evidence is less consistent. Additionally, individuals with migraine have a higher prevalence of risk factors known to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), including hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. The increased prevalence of CVD risk factors is also higher for MA than for MO. Since the evidence linking migraine and CVD is getting robust, neurologists should be aware of this association. Individuals with MO seem to be at little increased risk of CVD. MA is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and likely also for other ischemic CVD events. Accordingly, heightened vigilance is recommended for modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in migraineurs, especially with MA. Ultimately, it will be important to determine whether MA is a modifiable risk factor for CVD and if preventive medications for migraine or antiplatelet therapy might reduce the risk of CVD in patients with MA. Neurology ® 2009;72:1864-1871 GLOSSARY BMI ϭ body mass index; CDH ϭ chronic daily headache; CI ϭ confidence interval; CSD ϭ cortical spreading depression; CVD ϭ cardiovascular disease; EPC ϭ endothelial progenitor cells; HR ϭ hazard ratio; MA ϭ migraine with aura; MMP ϭ matrix metalloproteinase; MO ϭ migraine without aura; MTHFR ϭ methyltetrahydrofolate reductase; RR ϭ relative risk.

Migraine and cardiovascular disease: what cardiologists should know

European Heart Journal

Migraine is a chronic neurovascular disease with a complex, not fully understood pathophysiology with multiple causes. People with migraine suffer from recurrent moderate to severe headache attacks varying from 4 to 72 h. The prevalence of migraine is two to three times higher in women compared with men. Importantly, it is the most disabling disease in women <50 years of age due to a high number of years lived with disability, resulting in a very high global socioeconomic burden. Robust evidence exists on the association between migraine with aura and increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), in particular ischaemic stroke. People with migraine with aura have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular death compared with those without migraine. Ongoing studies investigate the relation between migraine and angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries and migraine patients with patent foramen ovale. Medication for the treatment o...

Comorbidity in Finnish migraine families

The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2006

The objective of the study was to investigate comorbidity of migraine in Finnish migraine families. One thousand consecutive participants in the Finnish Migraine Gene Project reported their medical illnesses in addition to migraine and headache. Migraine patients (n=678) reported significantly more hypotension (OR 1.43, CI 95% 1.02-2.01), allergy (OR 1.83, CI 95% 1.34-2.51) and psychiatric disorders (OR 4.09, CI 95% 2.11-7.92) compared to their family members without migraine (n=322). Subgroup analyses demonstrated that especially women and the group fulfilling the criteria for both migraine with and without aura were likely to have additional disorders besides their migraine. Interestingly, male migraineurs with aura reported a significant association with stroke and epilepsy. Familial migraine is comorbid with hypotension, allergy and psychiatric disorders. The association between migraine with aura and stroke and epilepsy among men of the studied families warrants further study. Clinical, pathophysiological and genetic implications of these results are discussed.

Migraine patients should be cautiously followed for risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2013

Migraine and ischemic strokes are two of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Besides having a coincident symptomatology, for long researchers have been searching for a possible causal relation between these diseases. Current evidence based on data suggest that patients with aura migraine could have a doubled risk of developing an ischemic stroke, when compared to the rest of the population. At the same time, migraine sufferers apparently have higher incidences of risk factors for cardiovascular events. The aim of this review was not only to dissect some of the more compelling evidence based on data regarding this association, but also to discuss the possible clinical and therapeutic implications.

A Descriptive Epidemiological Study on Migraine

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 2020

Objective: The main objective was to carry out the observational study in migraine patients. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted for 6 months in 415 migraine patients with the prior approval from the Institutional Ethical committee. A predesigned pro forma was used to collect data such as socio-demographics of the patients, different types of migraine, triggering factors, and prescription pattern. Results: Among 415 patients, the female patients (n=356, 86%) outnumbered male patients (n=95, 14%). The mean age of the study population was found to be 59±54 years. In our study, we found that migraine without aura (79%) was most common, followed by probable migraine without aura (13.3%), chronic migraines (5%), and migraine with aura (0.3%). Grading is done according to International Headache Society into 0, mild, moderate, and severe. Conclusion: Compared to migraine with aura, migraine without aura is mostly seen in females than males due to fluctuating hormone le...

Migraine: An emerging cardiovascular risk factor

2010

Conventional cardiovascular risk factors account for a significant proportion of cardiovascular diseases. The identification of novel and unconventional risk factors may provide strong advances in cardiovascular disease prevention, especially in young patients where these risk factors are less common. Robust evidence exists to support that migraine may be considered an emerging cardiovascular risk factor. Patients who experience migraine compared with non-migraineurs have an increased risk of developing ischaemic stroke. The evidence of such association is more pronounced for migraine with aura than for migraine without aura, and the risk of stroke is higher in young migrainous women but is also present in older women and in men. Moreover, women who experience migraine with aura compared with non-migrainous women have an increased risk of myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, angina and death due to ischaemic cardiovascular disease. Men who experience migraine also have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared with non-migrainous men; however, in this case, the increase is driven mainly by myocardial infarction and not by ischaemic stroke. The mechanisms underlying the association between migraine and cardiovascular disease have not yet been clarified and several possibilities exist. The most probable hypothesis is that, at the basis of this association between migraine and cardiovascular disease, there is an endothelial dysfunction that may be responsible for both migraine and cardiovascular disease; despite there being several other hypotheses for this association, this particular hypothesis should not be overlooked. In the presence of other associated vascular risk factors, the risk of cardiovascular disease is further increased in migraineurs. For patients who experience migraine with aura, we recommend heightened vigilance and active control of cardiovascular risk factors. Further studies should investigate whether different preventive medications for migraine attacks might modify the cardiovascular risk in those who experience migraine. Cardiology and Clinical Practice 2010; 2 (1): 53-65 (ISSN: 2036-5802).

Migraine CVD Cephlalgia 2011.pdf

Background: To investigate the association between cardiovascular risk-factor profile and migraine in the elderly, we evaluated a population sample of ageing men and women (65 years or more) living in a low-income area in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Patients and Methods: We investigated migraine status and cardiovascular profile from a baseline of 1450 participants (65-102 years of age) of the São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH), a longitudinal population-based study with lowincome elderly in Brazil. The following age and sex-adjusted cardiovascular risk factors were analyzed: blood pressure, pulse pressure, serum total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, body mass index, smoking, history of hypertension, diabetes and the 10-year risk of myocardial infarction or coronary heart disease death based on the Framingham Risk Score. Results: The overall prevalence of migraine was 11.4%, and it was 3 times more frequent among women than men (15.3% vs 5.4%; P < 0.0001). Migraineurs were younger than non-migraineurs (mean age 70.6 years vs 72.1 years; P ¼ 0.001, respectively). There was no statistically significant difference regarding the cardiovascular risk-factor profile after adjustment for age and sex among migraineurs and non-migraineurs. Only a decrease in the risk of hypertension among women (OR 0.58; 95% CI 0.38-0.90; P ¼ 0.01) was also observed even after adjustment for age. Conclusions: Overall, we did not find a worse cardiovascular risk profile among elderly migraineurs. An inverse association between hypertension and migraine in women warrants further investigation.