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Migraine 'doubles heart attack risk' | Migraine sufferers are more likely to have heart attacks, a new study claims.
The study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
has been published in the February 10 online issue of Neurology. The study also
found that migraine sufferers face increased risk for stroke and were more likely
to have key risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including diabetes, high
blood pressure and high cholesterol. "Migraine has been viewed as a painful condition
that affects quality of life, but not as a threat to people's overall health,"
said lead investigator Richard B. Lipton, M.D., senior author of the study and
professor and vice chair in The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Einstein.
He also directs the Headache Center at Montefiore Medical Center, the University
Hospital and Academic Medical Center for Einstein. Dr. Lipton added, "Our study
suggests that migraine is not an isolated disorder and that, when caring for people
with migraine, we should also be attentive to detecting and treating their cardiovascular
risk factors." There are two major forms, migraine without aura and migraine with
aura. Both forms involve pulsing or throbbing pain, pain on one side of the head,
nausea or vomiting, or sensitivity to light or sound. Migraine with aura has additional
neurological symptoms including flashing lights, zig-zag lines, or a graying out
of vision. Migraine is most common between the ages of 25 and 55; women are affected
three times more frequently than men. In the study, the researchers analyzed data
on 6,102 people with migraine and 5,243 people without migraine. |
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