Migraine and cardiovascular diseases

Neurol Sci. 2012 May:33 Suppl 1:S47-50. doi: 10.1007/s10072-012-1040-y.

Abstract

Migraine has complex relationships with cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disorders but also with cardiac anomalies. Patients affected by migraine with aura have an increased prevalence of right-to-left shunt due to patent foramen ovale or pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. The association between ischemic heart disease, cardiovascular mortality and migraine remains unsettled. The debate focuses on a physiopathological link between migraine and cardiovascular diseases or a higher prevalence of risk factors in migraineurs.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / epidemiology
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / epidemiology
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / physiopathology
  • Migraine Disorders / epidemiology
  • Migraine Disorders / physiopathology
  • Migraine with Aura / epidemiology*
  • Migraine with Aura / physiopathology*
  • Risk Factors