Migraine link to Heart Diseases

Sources: Harvard health letters, Fit For Life, Sunday STAR ,29 July 2007


A Migraine can cause excruciating head pain that pulses or throbs, nausea n also sensitivity to light sound.

Add heartache to the list, suggest researches from Harvard affliated Brigham N Womens hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Their 15 yr study of mor than 20,000 men showed that those who had migraines were more likely to have developed cardiovascular diseases compared to men who didnt have migraines.
These results supports the investigators earlier findings of a link between migraine n cardiovascular diseases in men. The increase in risk was biggest for heart attack for heart attack at 42%. This isn't as bad as it sounds. Migraine upped the ante form 3.6 heart attacks per yr among 10,000 men who did not have migraine to 4.9 per yr among 10,000 migraine sufferers. Besides that other complications such as any cardiovascular event like non fatal stroke or heart attack n even dying from cardiovascular disease also increased.

This study n its predecessors shows an association between migraine n cardiovascular diseases n the note is that the even there is a link, it is not describe as a cause n effect relationship. No one yet knows how the two might have been linked. There is even no evidence or scientific proof that migraine is the trigger for heart attack or stroke.

So my advice.....if u have prolonged n persistant migraines, then its wise u seek medical attention immediately as it may be a growing evidence that u r suffering a certain heart disease (regarding the fact that its not cause n effect relationship as I mentioned it earlier). You cant change whether u have migraines. Instead pay more attention to risk factors that u can modify, such as blood pressure, cholesterol, exercise n diet.