01 Jun Women With Migraine At Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

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MedicalResearch.com Interview with:

Prof. Dr. Dr. Tobias Kurth Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology and Director of the Institut of Public Health, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany. Co-director, Centre Virchow-Villermé, for Public Health Paris – Berlin, Campus Berlin. Adjunct Associate Epidemiologist, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Dr. Tobias Kurth

Prof. Dr. Dr. Tobias Kurth
Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology and Director of the Institut of Public Health, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
Co-director, Centre Virchow-Villermé, for Public Health Paris – Berlin, Campus Berlin.
Adjunct Associate Epidemiologist, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Dr. Kurth: Migraine has been consistently associated with increased risk of stroke. Associations with other (non-stroke) Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) was less clear.

MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?

Dr. Kurth: Women with migraine are at increased risk of any CVD event, including Myocardial infarction, stroke and cardivoascular death.

MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?

Dr. Kurth:  We do not yet understand the mechanism of this association and strong efforts are needed to find solution to reduce the increased risk.

MedicalResearch.com: Is there anything else you would like to add?

Dr. Kurth: I am aware of the importance of the finding but we hope to not scare patients with migraine. Nevertheless, women with migraine should be evaluated for their vascular risk.

MedicalResearch.com: Thank you for your contribution to the MedicalResearch.com community.

Citation:

Kurth Tobias, Winter Anke C, Eliassen A Heather,Dushkes Rimma, Mukamal Kenneth J, Rimm Eric Bet al. Migraine and risk of cardiovascular disease in women: prospective cohort study BMJ 2016; 353:i2610

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Last Updated on June 1, 2016 by Marie Benz MD FAAD

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